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Richard (Rick) Hazlett is Coordinator of the Environmental Analysis Program and a member of the Geology Department at Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he teaches an upper-level course in physical volcanology.
Preface | |
Introduction | |
Eruptions, Jargon, and History | |
A 'grey volcano' in eruption - Galunggung - 1982 | |
A 'red volcano' in eruption - Kilauea - 1974 | |
Some basic terminology | |
History of volcanology | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
The Big Picture | |
Global Perspectives - Plate Tectonics and Volcanism | |
Birth of a theory | |
Volcanoes along divergent plate boundaries | |
Volcanoes along convergent plate boundaries | |
Intraplate volcanoes | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
The Nature of Magma - Where Volcanoes Come From | |
Origins of magma | |
The physics and chemistry of melting | |
Classification of magma and igneous rocks | |
Principal magma types | |
Magmatic and volcanic gases | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts | |
Magma temperatures | |
Magma rheology | |
Magma ascent and emplacement | |
'Frozen magma' - subvolcanic intrusives | |
Triggers for volcanic eruptions - why volcanoes erupt | |
Repose intervals | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Volcanic Eruptions And Their Products | |
Classifying Volcanic Eruptions | |
Rittman diagrams | |
Lacroix classification system | |
Geze classification diagram | |
Volcanic explosivity index VEI | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products | |
Surface textures - Pahoehoe and Effusive eruption types | |
Pahoehoe surface structures | |
Pahoehoe internal structures | |
Aa surfaces and structures | |
Block lavas | |
Radiocarbon dating of prehistoric lava flows | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products | |
Ejecta classification | |
Explosive eruption styles and their products | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions | |
Measuring the sizes of Plinian eruptions | |
Plinian eruption dynamics | |
Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) | |
PDC flow regimes | |
Phreatoplinian eruptions | |
Precursors to Plinian eruptions | |
Super-eruptions | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Volcanic Landforms And Settings | |
Constructional (Positive)Volcanic Landforms | |
Large igneous provinces | |
Shield volcanoes | |
Composite volcanoes | |
Minor volcanic landforms | |
Volcano old age and extinction | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Negative | |
Volcanic Landforms - Craters and Calderas | |
Small craters | |
Calderas | |
Subcaldera intrusions | |
Post-caldera resurgence | |
Volcano-tectonic depressions | |
Caldera formation mechanisms | |
Caldera roots - relationships to plutonic rocks | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Mass-wasting Processes and Products | |
Landslides and avalanche | |
Lahars and hyperconcentrated flows | |
Lahar dynamics | |
Lahar facies | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away | |
Submarine and subglacial volcanoes - the meeting of fire, water, and ice | |
Extraterrestrial volcanoes | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Humanistic Volcanology | |
Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History | |
Volcanoes and the origin of life | |
Volcanoes, atmosphere, and climate | |
Volcanic influence on soil fertility and agriculture | |
Volcanoes and human history | |
Social impact of volcanic eruptions | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Volcanic Hazards and Risk - Monitoring and Mitigation | |
Hazards and risk | |
Volcanic hazards | |
Volcanic risk | |
Volcanic crisis management | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Economic Volcanology | |
Earth energy relationships | |
Volcano energy | |
Geothermal power | |
Volcanoes and ore deposits | |
Other useful volcanic materials | |
Additional reading | |
Questions for thought, study, and discussion | |
Epilogue: The Future of Volcanology | |
References | |
Index | |
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