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1
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Intrusive Rock is

A

Plutonic Rock

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2
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Magma Behavior determined by (3)

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temp
composition
dissolved gases

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3
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Liquid

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Melt

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4
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Solid in Lava are

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Silicate

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5
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Volatiles are (3)

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water vapor, co2, so2

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6
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Lava is

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Extruded Magma

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7
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Aa Flow (2)

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Basalatic lava

rough jagged blocks

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8
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Pahoehoe Flow (2)

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basaltic lava

smooth surfaces

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9
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Another name for Pyroclastic Flow

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Nuee Ardente

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10
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Nuee Ardente (3) generated by

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collapse of eruption columns

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11
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Crater

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a funnel-shaped depression at the summit of most volcanic cones, generally less than 1 km in diameter

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12
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Caldera

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a volcanic crater that has a diameter of >1 kilometer and is produced by a collapse following a massive eruption

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13
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Volatiles

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1-6 percent of total, water/co2

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14
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Bomb

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hot lava greater than 2.5 inches, streamlined in air (meteor)

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15
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Hot temperature

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decreases viscosity

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16
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Dissolved water

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decreases viscosity by inhibiting formation of silica tetrahedra chains

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17
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Violence of Eruption

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Gases expand near surface due to decreasing pressure; related to how easily gases escape

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18
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Silica Composition

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Increases Viscosity

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19
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Tetrahedra

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silicate structures linking together in chains early in crystallization process

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20
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Shield Volcanoes (3)

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Large Area, Broad/dome shaped

Produced by MILD eruptions

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21
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Cinder Cones or

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Scoria Cones

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22
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Composite Volcanoes or

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Stratovolcanoes

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23
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Cinder Cones (3)

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Small size/groups
Extensive Lava Fields
Steep Slope

24
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Composite Volcanoes (3)

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large/classic shape
symmetrical cone
layers of pyrcolastic debris

25
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Volcanic Neck

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remains of magma solidified in conduit

26
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Volcanic Conduit

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circular pathway from fissure to surface

27
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Bowen’s Reaction Series

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Minerals Crystallizes in systematic fashion based on melting points

28
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Crystal Setting

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earlier, dense minerals settle towards bottom

29
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Magmatic Differentiations

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one magma->two different magma

30
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Assimilation

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magma melts and incorporates other

31
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Magma Mixing

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Buoyant overtakes slow moving

32
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Partial Melting

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melt enriched in ions from lowest melting temperture minerals

33
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Flow of Partial Melting

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Ultramafic->Mafic->Intermediate->Felsic

34
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Resurgent Dome

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Magma bounces back up in caldera

35
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Resurgent Dome Caldera

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Yellowstone

36
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Flood Basalt

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eruptions from fissues

37
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Large Igneous Province

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Basalt Plateau

38
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Composite Volcano Flow

39
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Composite Volcano Location

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Ring of Fire

40
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Shield Volcano Location

41
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Shield Volcano Flow

42
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Pipe

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super long conduit

43
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Divergent Plate Boundaries

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Fluid/Basaltic Lava

44
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Intraplate Volcanism has

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mantle pumes

45
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Superplumes are responsible for

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flood basalts

46
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remoting sensing devices test

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silicon dioxide emissions

47
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Igneous Rock goes to

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Metamorphic Rock

48
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Igneous to Metamorphic

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heat and pressure

49
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Sedimentary Rock goes to ___ via

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Metamorphic via heat and pressure

50
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Parasitic Cone

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Flank Vent emitting lava/pyroclastic material

51
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Fumaroles

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flank vent emits gases

52
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Calderas

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circular, steep-sided depressions with a diameter >1 km

53
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Crater Lake Calderas

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Form from the collapse of the summit of a large composite volcano following an eruption; these calderas eventually fill with rainwater

54
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Hawaiian type calderas

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: Form gradually from the collapse of the summit of a shield volcano following the subterranean drainage of the central magma chamber

55
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Yellowstone Calderas

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Form from the collapse of a large area after the discharge of large volumes of silica-rich pumice and ash; these calderas tend to exhibit a complex history

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