Minerals, Inclusions and Volcanic Processes

Volume 69 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry covers the fundamental issues of volcanology: At what depths are eruptions triggered, and over what time scales? Where and why do magmas coalesce before ascent? If magmas stagnate for thousands of years, what forces are responsible for initiating final ascent, or the degassing processes that accelerate upward motion? To the extent that we can answer these questions, we move towards formulating tests of mechanistic models of volcanic eruptions (e.g., Wilson, 1980; Slezin, 2003; Scandone et al., 2007), and hypotheses of the tectonic controls on magma transport (e.g., ten Brink and Brocher, 1987; Takada, 1994; Putirka and Busby, 2007). Our goal, in part, is to review how minerals can be used to understand volcanic systems and the processes that shape them; we also hope that this work will spur new and integrated studies of volcanic systems.

Author: Keith D. Putirka
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 04/09/2018
Pages: 688
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.09lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.38d
ISBN: 9780939950836

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2009 pg. 55

About the Author

Keith D. Putirka, Fresno, California, USA and Frank J. Tepley III, III, Corallis, Oregon, USA.