GEOL 304: Volcanology Field Course
Welcome to the course webpage for GEOL 304. I will post here handouts and other course materials including chapters from books that will be
General Course Information (meeting dates and times, grading, etc.):
Lecture Outlines, PowerPoint Files, and Lab Handouts:
Lecture 1 PowerPoint: Lava Flows
Lecture 2 Outline: Explosive Volcanism I
Lecture 2-3 PowerPoint: Explosive Volcanism
Lecture 3 Outline: Explosive Volcanism II
Lecture 4 Outline: Hydrovolcanism & Lahars
Lecture 4 PowerPoint: Hydrovlcanism & Lahars
Reference Materials for Field Guide Write-Ups:
Cas & Wright Chapter 5 - Intro to Pyroclastic Deposits
Cas & Wright Chapter 6 - Pyroclastic Fall Deposits
Cas & Wright Chapter 7 - Pyroclastic Flows and Surges
Cas & Wright Chapter 8 - Ignimbrites and Related Deposits
Fisher Chapter 6 - Subaerial Airfall Deposits
Fisher Chapter 8 - Pyroclastic Flow Deposits
Fisher Chapter 9 - Hydrovolcanic Deposits