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Volcanology

Volcanology

  • Lava
    (Further information: Magma) Lava is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption.
  • Volcanic ash
    Volcanic ash consists of fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass, created during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches) in diameter.
  • Pumice
    Pumice (pronunciation: /ˈpʌmᵻs/), called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals.
  • Andesite
    Andesite (pronunciation: /ˈændᵻsaɪt/ or /ˈændᵻzaɪt/) is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
  • Pyroclastic flow
    A pyroclastic flow (also known scientifically as a pyroclastic density current) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and rock (collectively known as tephra), which reaches speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 700 km/h (450 mph).
  • Ring of Fire
    The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  • Shield volcano
    A shield volcano is a type of volcano usually built almost entirely of fluid magma flows.
  • Volcanic field
    A volcanic field is an area of the Earth's crust that is prone to localized volcanic activity.
  • Subaqueous volcano
    A subaqueous volcano is a volcano formed beneath freshwater and never builds above lake level.
  • Prediction of volcanic activity
    Prediction of volcanic eruption (also: volcanic eruption forecasting) is an interdisciplinary monitoring and research effort to predict the time and severity of a volcano's eruption.
  • List of Quaternary volcanic eruptions
    This article is a list of volcanic eruptions of approximately magnitude 6 or more on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Holocene, and Pleistocene eruptions of the Decade Volcanoes (Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka; Colima, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt; Mount Etna, Sicily; Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone; Mauna Loa, Hawaii; Mount Merapi, Central Java; Mount Nyiragongo, East African Rift; Mount Rainier, Washington; Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture; Santamaria/ Santiaguito, Central America Volcanic Arc; Santorini, Cyclades; Taal Volcano, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Teide, Canary Islands; Ulawun, New Britain; Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture; Mount Vesuvius, Naples); Campania, Italy; South Aegean Volcanic Arc; Laguna de Bay, Luzon Volcanic Arc; M
  • Gregoryite
    Gregoryite is an anhydrous carbonate mineral that is rich in potassium and sodium with formula: [(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3].
  • List of new islands
    Below is a list of new islands created since the beginning of the 20th century whether by means of volcanism, erosion, glacial retreat, or other mechanisms.
  • Rift zone
    A rift zone is a feature of some volcanoes, especially shield volcanoes, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to be erupted from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.