Instructor: Glen S. Mattioli
Text: None required. Chapters from selected books, various handouts, and research articles from the literature
PowerPoint Presentations
Lecture 1: Plate Tectonic Overview and Introduction to Energy, Work, and Heat
Lecture 2: Introduction to Volcanos I: Volcanic Processes and Volcano Types
Lecture 3: Magmatic Volatiles and Explosive Eruptions
Lecture 4: Introduction to Volcanos II: Volcanic Rocks, Structures, and Eruptions
Lecture 5: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Basalts: Summary and Review
Lecture 6: Four Classic Eruptions: Case Studies
Lecture 7: Volcano Morphology, Deposits, and Growth
Lecture 8: Ignimbrites: Textures and Microscopic Features
Lecture 9: Pelean Eruptions: Ongoing Research at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat
Examinations and Home Work Assignments
Homework Assignment 1: Global Heat Flow and Radiogenic Heat Production
Homework Assignment 2: Written Summary of Deep Earth Geodynamics Papers
Homework Assignment 3: Written Summary on Volatiles in Explosive Eruptions
External Links and Web Resources for Petrology
Links for Mineralogists, University of Würzburg, Institute of Mineralogy
Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Textures, UNC, Chapel Hill
How to Describe an Igneous Rock Lab, University of Aberdeen
David Hirsch's Portal for Mineralogy & Petrology Links, Western Washington University
Jeff Ryan's Rocks Under a Microscope Web Tutorial, University of South Florida
John Longshore's Photomicrographs of Hard Rocks and Minerals, Humbolt State University
Ken Hon's Portal to Virtual Mineralogy Resources on the Web, U. Hawaii, Hilo
Mark Ghiorso's MELTS Home Page, University of Washington
Volcanology Links
World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO)
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Michigan Technological University Volcano Page
World News Network - Volcano News