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Igneous Rock Names and Compositions EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS Volcanoes and Volcanic Rocks • Composition • Intrusive Rock Name Name • • • • Ultramafic Mafic Intermediate Silicic (felsic) • • • • Peridotite Gabbro Diorite Granite • Volcanic Rock Name • • • • (Komatiite) Basalt Andesite Rhyolite Magma and Lava • Magma is the term for any molten silicate material, whether below the surface or on top. • Volcanic rocks are erupted on the surface. – Volcanic rocks are fine-grained (<1 mm) • Lava is the term for a magma on the surface. Most Volcanoes are at Plate Boundaries Geologic Settings 1 Basaltic Eruptions Pahoehoe, Hawaii (Basalt) • Low Viscosity • High Temperature (1000 - 1200ºC) • Normally Quiescent Lava Flows – Aa - early, low temperature, blocky flow – Pahoehoe - later high temperature ropy flow – Pillow Lavas - underwater flow • Edifice – Shields – Cinder cones Aa, Hawaii (Basalt) Pillow Lava, Kauai (Basalt) Nyiragongo, Congo (Zaire) 2 Goma, Congo (Zaire) Cinder Cone, Pu’uo’o, Hawaii (Basalt) Basaltic Eruptions Skjaldbreidur Shield, (Basalt) Cinder Cone + Caldera, (Basalt) Most Volcanoes are at Plate Boundaries • Low Viscosity • High Temperature (1000 - 1200ºC) • Normally Quiescent Lava Flows – Aa - early, low temperature, blocky flow – Pahoehoe - later high temperature ropy flow – Pillow Lavas - underwater flow • Edifice – Shields – Cinder cones 3 Andesite Eruptions • • • • • Geologic Settings Higher viscosity (higher polymerization ) Lower temperature More water, more explosive Subduction zone volcanism Flows – Viscous lava flows – Pyroclastic flows • Edifice – Composite Cones Andesite Flow, Mt Shasta Composite Cone, Mt. Fuji Composite Cone, Mt. Daisen Composite Cone, Mt. St Helens 4 Andesite Eruptions • • • • • Higher viscosity (higher polymerization ) Lower temperature More water, more explosive Subduction zone volcanism Flows – Viscous lava flows – Pyroclastic flows • Edifice – Composite Cones 5 Rhyolite Eruptions • Very high viscosity • Low temperature (600 - 800ºC) • Massive Pyroclastic eruptions – Air fall (pumice) – Ash Flow (Nuée Ardente) Tuff – Obsidian Flows • Edifice Rhyolite Eruptions • Associated Phenomena – Hot Springs – Geysers – Fumaroles • Geologic Setting – Continental Margins and Interiors – Subduction Zones – Caldera (5 - 25 km) – Resurgent dome Geologic Settings Ash-Flow Tuff with AirFall Units Pumice = Glass foam Ash-Flow Tuff Unit Non-Welded Top Welded Core Vitrophyre Non-welded base 6 Silicic Tuff Units (Jemez, NM) Sulfur Fumarole, Nysseros Obsidian Flow Non-welded Air-Fall Units Caldera with Cinder Cone Crater Lake, OR Geyser Old Faithful (Yellowstone) Rhyolite Eruptions • Very high viscosity • Low temperature (600 - 800ºC) • Massive Pyroclastic eruptions – Air fall (pumice) – Ash Flow (Nuée Ardente) Tuff – Obsidian Flows • Edifice – Caldera (5 - 25 km) – Resurgent dome 7 • • • • • Andesite Eruptions Basaltic Eruptions Higher viscosity (higher polymerization ) Lower temperature More water, more explosive Subduction zone volcanism Flows • Low Viscosity • High Temperature (1000 - 1200ºC) • Normally Quiescent Lava Flows – Aa - early, low temperature, blocky flow – Pahoehoe - later high temperature ropy flow – Pillow Lavas - underwater flow • Edifice – Shields – Cinder cones – Viscous lava flows – Pyroclastic flows • Edifice – Composite Cones Geologic Settings Most Volcanoes are at Plate Boundaries 8