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Volcanic Hazards

And Volcanism in Utah

Compiled by N.A. Toké

November 2014

Sources:Encyclopedia of VolcanologyHintz, 2008 – Graduate Thesis USFGeology of Millard County – Hintze et al. UGSOviatt, 1991 – UGS Report

What is a Volcano?A crack in the surface of the Earth that is a conduit for volatile lava to escape from a magma chamber below. Usually during eruption these systems evolve form semi-symmetrical edifices of varying heights and slopes depending on the magma composition.

Quaternary Volcanism in Utah

http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/content/early/2012/10/18/GES00803.1.abstract

Western NA Volcanism

• http://www.navdat.org/animations/index.cfm

Types of Volcanic Centers

Volcanic Hazards

Lava Flow

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