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GE 5185 (MTU Course number)
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Experimental Course on Supervolcanoes
Spring 2006
This is a unique class, with
a diversity of lectures and readings from many sources, meant to make the class
cover a wide range of advanced topics, where there is little conventional
wisdom from textbooks. The Class meets for discussion each wednesday at 4-530
pm in 211 Dow, beginning Jan 11. The discussions will be held online, with
students from other universities. The EHaz universities
(Michigan Tech,
A tentative outline of the
class topics follows with a progression from the deep earth to the surface. A
rough time schedule is added (we are still filling the lecture schedule!):
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TOPIC |
Speaker |
Discussion Weds 4pm EST |
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Origin of Arc Magma reading link Power Point NOTE! Discussion Friday Jan 20 at
10:30am Eastern Standard Time |
18 Jan* |
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Supereruptions (a general lecture) Discussion on Wednesday Jan 25 at
10:30 am EST (3:30 pm in |
25 Jan |
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Magma replenishment processes to sustain large silicic systems Reading 1 Reading 2 (NOTE! Power Point (Wiebe) Power Point (Eichelberger) Discussion on Wednesday, February 1st
at 4 pm Eastern time |
1 Feb |
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Volatile contents of large silicic systems Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Power Point |
8 Feb |
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Discussion of previous topics |
Bob Wiebe |
15 Feb |
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Caldera development Power Point |
Peter Lipman |
22 Feb |
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Thermal
impact of the development of large silicic magma chambers (batholiths) on the
mechanical properties of the crust and the implications for eruption
triggering and caldera formation |
1 Mar |
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Large volume silicic ignimbrites ("high grade ignimbrites") and large-volume silicic lava flows |
8Mar |
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Distal ashes emitted by supervolcano eruptions - plinian vs co-ignimbrite, suspension vs fallout of ash, etc |
15 Mar |
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Climatic effects of Volcanoes Reading Power Point |
22 Mar |
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Gas emissions from large silicic magmatic-hydrothermal systems (a) during eruptions (b) during quiescence |
29 Mar |
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The Role of Fluids in Caldera Unrest Reading |
Dave Hill |
5 Apr |
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Megaeruptions from rift volcanoes Reading |
12 Apr |
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Hazards of large magmatic-hydrothermal systems Read First! Reading 1 Reading 2 Power point 1 Power point 2 Power point 3 |
19 Apr |
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Field trip to Background reading – Geology of Yellowstone |
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26 Apr |
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Bill Rose |
John Stix |
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