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Understanding Volcanism: Locations, Products, and Shapes

Explore the world of volcanism - from Mount St. Helens to Laki fissure in Iceland. Learn about different volcano types, eruption products, and the reasons behind varying volcano shapes. Dive into volcanic hazards and more.

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Understanding Volcanism: Locations, Products, and Shapes

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  1. VOLCANISM Mount St. Helens, 1980 eruption

  2. Where are volcanoes located?

  3. Volcanoes are located over divergent plate boundaries (mid-oceanic ridges)

  4. Laki fissure, Iceland

  5. Volcanoes are located over convergent plate boundaries (subduction zones)

  6. Mount Rainier, Tacoma, Washington

  7. Volcanoes are located over Hot spots

  8. What are the products of volcanism?

  9. Welded tuff (ash & flow deposits)

  10. Vesicular Basalt

  11. Pyroclastic eruption at Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

  12. Volcanic Bombs

  13. Pyroclastic flow at Mount Unzen

  14. Volcanic Breccia

  15. WHY DO DIFFERENT VOLCANOES HAVE DIFFERENT SHAPES?

  16. Gentle-slopes (Shield Volcano)

  17. Gentle-slopes (Shield Volcano) Non-explosive eruptions Basaltic flows Low-viscosity Lava Low SiO2 content Mafic composition

  18. steep-slopes (Cinder-cone Volcano)

  19. steep-slopes (Cinder-cone Volcano) Pyroclastic material High SiO2 content More Felsic composition

  20. steep-slopes (Composite Volcano)

  21. steep-slopes (Composite Volcano) Alternating layers of Basaltic flowsand pyroclastic material Mafic-felsic composition

  22. Volcanic domes

  23. Volcanic domes Felsic lava Very high viscosity Lava accumulates over the vent

  24. Evolution of Crater Lake Caldera

  25. Mount St. Helens (Before eruption)

  26. Mount St. Helens (During eruption)

  27. Mount St. Helens (After eruption)

  28. Mount St. Helens (Before eruption)

  29. Hot Spots and Plate movement

  30. Hot-spot volcanoes are composed of lavas that… • Are rich in silica, viscous and explosive • Are rich in silica, fluid and explosive • Are poor in silica, fluid and not as explosive as convergent margin volcanoes

  31. Volcanic Hazards

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