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Page 1: Tim Horner CSUS Geology Department Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks Physical Geology 13/e, Chapter 4

Tim Horner

CSUS Geology Department

Volcanism and Extrusive Rocks

Physical Geology 13/e, Chapter 4

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Volcanism and Earth’s Systems

• Atmosphere originally created from gases released by magmas

• Hydrosphere produced by condensation of volcanic water vapor

• Biosphere both positively and negatively influenced by volcanism– Lava flows and ash weather to produce fertile soils

– Violent eruptions can destroy nearly all life in their paths

– Large amounts of ash and volcanic gases in atmosphere can trigger rapid climate changes and contribute to mass extinctions

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Volcanic Eruptions• Lava is produced when magma

reaches Earth’s surface

• Explosive eruptions can produce rapidly cooled rock fragments called pyroclasts– Size range from dust (ash) to boulders

(blocks and volcanic bombs)

• Calm oozing of magma out of the ground produces lava flows

• Pyroclastics and lava flows form extrusive igneous rocks

• Lava flows and pyroclasts pile up to form volcanoes

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Living with Volcanoes• Mythology, religion and volcanoes

– Hawaii - Pele

– Iceland - Loki

• Growth of volcanic islands (Hawaii)

• Geothermal energy– Natural steam harnessed as clean

energy resource

• Climatic effects– Very large eruptions can result in

measurable global cooling

– Resulting crop failures and famines

• Volcanic catastrophes– Mt. St. Helens, Pompeii, Krakatoa,

Tambora, Crater Lake

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Crater Lake, Oregon

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Eruptive Violence and Physical Characteristics of Lava

• Violence of eruptions controlled by:– Amount of Dissolved gases in the magma

• Water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, etc.

• The more dissolved gases, the more fluid the lava

– Ease/difficulty of gases escaping to atmosphere

– Viscosity- a fluid’s resistance to flow

– Silica content• Higher silica contents produce higher viscosities

– Lava temperature• Cooler lavas have higher viscosities

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Extrusive Rocks and Gases

• Scientific Investigation of Volcanism– Rocks, gases and events from observed

eruptions compared to similar lavas elsewhere to infer the nature of past activity

• Rock Composition– Rhyolite - high silica; light color

– Basalt - low silica; dark color

– Andesite - intermediate silica and color

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Extrusive TexturesTexture - appearance of a rock with

respect to size, shape and arrangement of its grains

Texture terms:• Glassy - glass without mineral crystals

– ex: Obsidian

• Fine-grained - most crystals < 1 mm

– ex: Basalt

• Porphyritic - larger crystals in a matrix of much finer crystals or glass

– ex: Andesite

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Extrusive Textures

• Vesicular/Frothy - trapped gas bubbles

– Vesicular basalt

– Pumice

• Fragmental - particles blasted apart by explosive eruptions

– Dust and ash (<2 mm)

– Cinders (2-64 mm)

– Blocks and bombs (>64 mm)

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Volcanic Landforms

• Vent - opening through which lava erupts

• Crater - basin-like depression over the vent at the summit of the volcano

• Caldera - volcanic depression much larger than the original crater, having a diameter of at least 1 km

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Types of Volcanoes

• Shield volcanoes– Broad

– Gently sloping

– Composed of solidified lava flows

– Flows often contain lava tubes

• Cinder cones – Small

– Steeply sloping

– Composed of a pile of loose cinders

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Types of Volcanoes• Composite volcanoes

– Also called stratovolcanoes

– Moderately to steeply sloping

– Constructed of alternating layers of pyroclastic debris and solidified lava flows

– Composed primarily of intermediate composition volcanic rocks (i.e., andesite)

– Most common type of volcano at convergent plate boundaries (e.g., Pacific Ring of Fire) ex: Cascade volcanos

• Volcanic domes– Extremely high viscosity, degassed, felsic

lavas (often glassy, e.g., obsidian)

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Other Eruption Types• Flood eruptions

– Very fluid (basalts)

– Extremely large in volume

– Create extensive lava plateaus

– Eruption times correspond with largest mass extinction events

• Submarine eruptions– Nearly always basaltic

– Mid-ocean ridge eruptions

– Pillow basalts

Columbia river flood basalts

Pillow basalts

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Volcanism on Other Planets

• Shield volcanoes– Venus, Mars, Io

• Lava domes– Venus, Moon

• Flood eruptions– Very fluid (basalts)

– Extremely large in volume

– Extensive flat lava plains (Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury?)

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Olympus Mons on Mars

Lava domes on Venus

Lava channel in volcanic plains on Moon

Volcanic eruption on Io