{"id":140,"date":"2017-01-30T17:54:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/physicalgeology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=140"},"modified":"2017-01-30T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T18:57:17","slug":"chapter-4-volcanism","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-purchase-physicalgeology\/chapter\/chapter-4-volcanism\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3><strong>Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAfter carefully reading this chapter, completing the exercises within it, and answering the questions at the end, you should be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain the relationships between plate tectonics, the formation of magma, and volcanism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the range of magma compositions formed in differing tectonic environments, and discuss the relationship between magma composition (and gas content) and eruption style<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the geological and eruption-style differences between different types of volcanoes, especially shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and cinder cones<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the types of hazards posed to people and to infrastructure by the different types of volcanic eruptions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the behaviors that we can expect to observe when a volcano is ready to erupt, and the techniques that we can use to monitor those behaviors and predict eruptions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Summarize the types of volcanoes that have erupted in British Columbia over the past 2.6 Ma, and the characteristics of some of those eruptions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nA volcano is any location where magma comes to the surface, or has done so within the past several million years. This can include eruptions on the ocean floor (or even under the water of lake), where they are called <strong>subaqueous eruptions<\/strong>, or on land, where they are called <strong>subaerial eruptions<\/strong>. Not all volcanic eruptions produce the volcanic mountains with which we are familiar; in fact most of Earth\u2019s volcanism takes place along the spreading ridges on the sea floor and does not produce volcanic mountains at all \u2014 not even sea-floor mountains.\r\n\r\nCanada has a great deal of volcanic rock, but most of it is old, some of it billions of years old. Only in B.C. and the Yukon are there volcanoes that have been active within the past 2.6 Ma (Pleistocene or younger), and the vast majority of these are in B.C. We\u2019ll look at those in some detail toward the end of this chapter, but a few of them are shown on Figures 4.1 and 4.2.\r\n\r\nThe study of volcanoes is critical to our understanding of the geological evolution of Earth, and to our understanding of significant changes in climate. But, most important of all, understanding volcanic eruptions allows us to save lives and property. Over the past few decades, volcanologists have made great strides in their ability to forecast volcanic eruptions and predict the consequences \u2014 this has already saved thousands of lives.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_896\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/physicalgeologyearle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2016\/06\/garibaldi-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-896\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2017\/01\/30175406\/garibaldi-1-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4.1 Mt. Garibaldi, near Squamish B.C., is one of Canada\u2019s tallest (2,678 m) and most recently active volcanoes. It last erupted approximately 10,000 years ago. [SE photo]\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a> Figure 4.1 Mt. Garibaldi, near Squamish B.C., is one of Canada\u2019s tallest (2,678 m) and most recently active volcanoes. It last erupted approximately 10,000 years ago. [SE photo][\/caption][caption id=\"attachment_897\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/physicalgeologyearle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2016\/06\/garibaldi-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-897\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2017\/01\/30175408\/garibaldi-2-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4.2 Mt. Garibaldi (background left, looking from the north) with Garibaldi Lake in the foreground. The volcanic peak in the centre is Mt. Price and the dark flat\u2013topped peak is The Table. All three of these volcanoes were active during the last glaciation. [SE photo]\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a> Figure 4.2 Mt. Garibaldi (background left, looking from the north) with Garibaldi Lake in the foreground. The volcanic peak in the centre is Mt. Price and the dark flat\u2013topped peak is The Table. All three of these volcanoes were active during the last glaciation. [SE photo][\/caption]","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3><strong>Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After carefully reading this chapter, completing the exercises within it, and answering the questions at the end, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain the relationships between plate tectonics, the formation of magma, and volcanism<\/li>\n<li>Describe the range of magma compositions formed in differing tectonic environments, and discuss the relationship between magma composition (and gas content) and eruption style<\/li>\n<li>Explain the geological and eruption-style differences between different types of volcanoes, especially shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and cinder cones<\/li>\n<li>Understand the types of hazards posed to people and to infrastructure by the different types of volcanic eruptions<\/li>\n<li>Describe the behaviors that we can expect to observe when a volcano is ready to erupt, and the techniques that we can use to monitor those behaviors and predict eruptions<\/li>\n<li>Summarize the types of volcanoes that have erupted in British Columbia over the past 2.6 Ma, and the characteristics of some of those eruptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A volcano is any location where magma comes to the surface, or has done so within the past several million years. This can include eruptions on the ocean floor (or even under the water of lake), where they are called <strong>subaqueous eruptions<\/strong>, or on land, where they are called <strong>subaerial eruptions<\/strong>. Not all volcanic eruptions produce the volcanic mountains with which we are familiar; in fact most of Earth\u2019s volcanism takes place along the spreading ridges on the sea floor and does not produce volcanic mountains at all \u2014 not even sea-floor mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Canada has a great deal of volcanic rock, but most of it is old, some of it billions of years old. Only in B.C. and the Yukon are there volcanoes that have been active within the past 2.6 Ma (Pleistocene or younger), and the vast majority of these are in B.C. We\u2019ll look at those in some detail toward the end of this chapter, but a few of them are shown on Figures 4.1 and 4.2.<\/p>\n<p>The study of volcanoes is critical to our understanding of the geological evolution of Earth, and to our understanding of significant changes in climate. But, most important of all, understanding volcanic eruptions allows us to save lives and property. Over the past few decades, volcanologists have made great strides in their ability to forecast volcanic eruptions and predict the consequences \u2014 this has already saved thousands of lives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_896\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/physicalgeologyearle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2016\/06\/garibaldi-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-896\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2017\/01\/30175406\/garibaldi-1-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4.1 Mt. Garibaldi, near Squamish B.C., is one of Canada\u2019s tallest (2,678 m) and most recently active volcanoes. It last erupted approximately 10,000 years ago. [SE photo]\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4.1 Mt. Garibaldi, near Squamish B.C., is one of Canada\u2019s tallest (2,678 m) and most recently active volcanoes. It last erupted approximately 10,000 years ago. [SE photo]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_897\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/physicalgeologyearle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2016\/06\/garibaldi-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-897\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2017\/01\/30175408\/garibaldi-2-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4.2 Mt. Garibaldi (background left, looking from the north) with Garibaldi Lake in the foreground. The volcanic peak in the centre is Mt. Price and the dark flat\u2013topped peak is The Table. All three of these volcanoes were active during the last glaciation. [SE photo]\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4.2 Mt. Garibaldi (background left, looking from the north) with Garibaldi Lake in the foreground. The volcanic peak in the centre is Mt. Price and the dark flat\u2013topped peak is The Table. All three of these volcanoes were active during the last glaciation. 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