PETROLOGY-VOLCANOLOGY-GEOCHEMISTRY TEACHING LAB MODULE ON KĪLAUEA VOLCANO
From: Andrew Greene <agreene@xxxxxxx>
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PETROLOGY-VOLCANOLOGY-GEOCHEMISTRY
TEACHING LAB MODULE ON KĪLAUEA VOLCANO
A laboratory module on the current eruption of Kīlauea Volcano on the island of Hawai‘i is available. The exercise covers the period from its inception in 1983 to 2010. 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.
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 (6 are available on request to Michael Garcia garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; shipping charges are the 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.
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
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.
Andrew Greene, Michael Garcia, and Tim Orr
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