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Puu Oo eruption lab module
From: "Andrew Greene" <jrs_greene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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NEW PETROLOGY-VOLCANOLOGY-GEOCHEMISTRY
TEACHING LAB MODULE
A new laboratory module on the current eruption of Kīlauea Volcano on the
island of Hawai‘i is now available. The exercise covers the period from its
inception in 1983 to this year. The laboratory exercise utilizes the
excitement of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption to demonstrate magmatic
processes in an active shield volcano and to better understand hotspot
features.
island of Hawai‘i is now available. The exercise covers the period from its
inception in 1983 to this year. The laboratory exercise utilizes the
excitement of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption to demonstrate magmatic
processes in an active shield volcano and to better understand hotspot
features.
The lab is designed for an undergraduate course in petrology, although it
could be used for a geochemistry or volcanology course at the undergraduate
or graduate level.
could be used for a geochemistry or volcanology course at the undergraduate
or graduate level.
The lab involves: (1) integrating observations from multiple resources on
active hotspot volcanism in Hawaii (e.g. maps, photographs, satellite
imagery, video footage, background reading); (2) observing hand samples
(available on request to Michael Garcia garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; shipping
charges responsibility of requestor) and thin-sections of recently erupted
lavas (photomicrographs online); (3) making and interpreting geochemical
plots of lavas from eruptions on Kīlauea Volcano as part of a time-series
analysis (Excel spreadsheet); (4) formulating and evaluating hypotheses on
crustal magmatic processes (crystal fractionation and magma mixing); and (5)
synthesizing, presenting and discussing information about petrologic
processes associated with active volcanism at Kīlauea Volcano with
classmates.
active hotspot volcanism in Hawaii (e.g. maps, photographs, satellite
imagery, video footage, background reading); (2) observing hand samples
(available on request to Michael Garcia garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; shipping
charges responsibility of requestor) and thin-sections of recently erupted
lavas (photomicrographs online); (3) making and interpreting geochemical
plots of lavas from eruptions on Kīlauea Volcano as part of a time-series
analysis (Excel spreadsheet); (4) formulating and evaluating hypotheses on
crustal magmatic processes (crystal fractionation and magma mixing); and (5)
synthesizing, presenting and discussing information about petrologic
processes associated with active volcanism at Kīlauea Volcano with
classmates.
Supplemental material is provided to allow the instructor to prepare
students for the lab. Your feedback on this teaching module is requested to
allow us to periodically improve it.
students for the lab. Your feedback on this teaching module is requested to
allow us to periodically improve it.
You can find the lab materials at the Science Education and Resource Center
of Carleton College website at this address:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshop/petrology/teaching_examples/35081.html
of Carleton College website at this address:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshop/petrology/teaching_examples/35081.html
The exercise was produced as an outreach project sponsored by the National
Science Foundation Earth Science Program and with the help of the U.S.
Geological Survey.
Science Foundation Earth Science Program and with the help of the U.S.
Geological Survey.
Andrew Greene, Michael Garcia, and Tim Orr
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