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Magma that erupts explosively. |
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SiO2 Content: 66-76% Feldspar/Rhiolite Silica Rich |
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SiO2 Content: 52-66% Diorite |
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SiO2 Content: 45-52% Basalt/Gabbros Iron Rich |
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SiO2 Content: 38-45% Peridotite Mantle Rock |
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Gases(primarily water vapor) constitute only a small percent of magmas. |
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Angular fragments. Pyroclastic |
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Interconnecting mass from underwater eruption of basaltic lavas |
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Lava flow ceased & left a long cave-like channel |
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Formed by cooling & contraction of lava, most common in basalt & andesite lava flow. |
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circular volcanic depression that forms when the summit of a volcano collapses into its magma chamber |
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Non-explosive; Gentle Slope |
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Cinder cone volcanoes consist of: Cinder-like pyroclastic materials accumulated as small steep-sloped cones |
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Composite (Strato) Volcanoes |
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Consist of layers of lava flows, pyroclastic debris, and volcanic mud flows(lahars). Most Dangerous |
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Volcanic Explosivity Index |
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Transformation of rocks without melting |
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Oldest part of continental crust |
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Heat, Pressure, Fluid Activity |
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Lithostatic & Differential |
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Metamorphic Fluids include water vapor & cO2 |
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High Temperature & Low Presure Aureoles (baked zones) occur around magmas |
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Rocks are ground and crushed in faults |
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Most common;Broad Range; Temp & pressure act as driving forces |
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Degree of metamorphic change a rock has undergone |
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Certain minerals are only known to form under specific ranges of metamorphic temp & pressure. |
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Produced by preffered orientation of platy minerals due to pressure (slate,schist, gneiss) |
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Randomly Oriented Limestone->Marble, Quartz Sandstone->Quartzite |
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