Physical and Chemical Variations Along the Central American Volcanic Arc part of MARGINS Data in the Classroom:MARGINS Mini-Lessons
The Central American volcanic arc displays large arc-parallel variations in chemical composition that yield important clues concerning the complex origin of magmas in subduction zones. In this exercise, students use data compiled for the NSF MARGINS program to compare heights, volumes, and whole-rock compositions of 39 Quaternary volcanic centers along the Central American arc, together with crustal thicknesses, to assess the possible sources of the magmas and the petrologic processes that have modified them prior to eruption.
Igneous Rock Compositions and Plate Tectonics part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Igneous Rocks and Tectonics
This educational webpage presents a peer-reviewed, exemplary lab activity where undergraduate students analyze whole-rock geochemical data from the GEOROC database to investigate relationships between igneous rock compositions and plate tectonic settings, emphasizing data-driven learning in petrology.
Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
This educational webpage presents a peer-reviewed, exemplary teaching activity in igneous petrology where students analyze major- and trace-element geochemical data from Yellowstone and Crater Lake volcanic suites using the GEOROC database to investigate petrogenetic processes and compositional diversity in igneous rocks.
Olivine Crystal Structure part of Mineralogy:Activities
In this exercise, students use the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database and a crystallographic visualization program such as Xtaldraw or CrystalMaker to study the temperature-dependent ordering of Mg ...
Crystal Structures as Geobarometers part of Mineralogy:Activities
In this exercise, designed for undergraduate igneous petrology or advanced mineralogy courses, students download a series of crystal structures from the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database to explore ...
The Cretaceous Superplume part of Integrating Research and Education:Cretaceous
A peer-reviewed educational page exploring the Cretaceous superplume event, covering mantle plume theory, evidence for superplume activity in Earth's history, its global geologic and climatic effects, and potential analogs on Mars and the Moon, with links to scientific resources and animations.
Crystallization-Differentiation of Basaltic Magma part of Geochemistry:Activities
In this exercise, students use geochemical data from volcanic glasses and minerals in lavas and drill cores from the solidified Kilauea Iki lava lake to learn about the petrologic processes related to the eruption ...
Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites part of Geochemistry:Activities
In this exercise, students use geochemical data downloaded from the GEOROC database to explore the origins of compositional variation among volcanic rocks associated with the Yellowstone and Crater Lake calderas.
Physical and Chemical Variations Along the Central American Volcanic Arc part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Central America Volcanoes
This is an educational module page detailing a peer-reviewed, data-driven teaching activity on physical and chemical variations in the Central American Volcanic Arc, emphasizing magma origins in subduction zones and the use of EarthChem’s geochemical database for undergraduate and graduate instruction in petrology and geochemistry.
Global Geochemistry of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts
This educational webpage presents a peer-reviewed teaching activity on the global geochemistry of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB), guiding students to analyze large geochemical datasets from PETDB to understand petrologic and geodynamic processes, with updated community contributions including a Jupyter Notebook for Python-based data analysis and visualization using Pandas and PyGMT.
Cenozoic Volcanic History of the Western United States part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:NAVDAT animations
Kent Ratajeski Published June 30, 2006 Description In this activity, students view a Quicktime video animation based on data from the North American Volcanic and Intrusive Rock Database (NAVDAT) to learn about the ...
Volcanic Landforms and Magma Composition part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanoes
This is an educational module page detailing a peer-reviewed geoscience lab activity where students use Google Earth and the NAVDAT database to explore the relationship between magma composition and volcanic landform morphology, emphasizing cyberinfrastructure in undergraduate petrology education.
Crystal Structures as Geobarometers part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Cpx Geobarometer
This is an educational web page detailing a peer-reviewed mineralogy lab activity where students use crystal structure databases and visualization software to explore clinopyroxene geobarometry, analyzing structural parameters like unit cell volume to determine crystallization pressures in magmatic systems.
Order/Disorder Within Crystal Structures as a Function of Temperature part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Olivine Structure at High Temperatures
This educational webpage presents an undergraduate mineralogy activity exploring temperature-dependent cation ordering in olivine crystal structures using neutron diffraction data, visualization software, and spreadsheet analysis, part of the peer-reviewed On the Cutting Edge teaching collection.
Identifying Minerals with Chemical and Crystallographic Data part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Identifying Minerals Using Chemical and Crystallographic Data
This educational webpage hosts a peer-reviewed teaching activity where mineralogy students use crystal structure data and visualization software like XtalDraw or CrystalMaker to identify unknown minerals through guided inquiry, integrating chemical and crystallographic analysis for undergraduate-level geoscience education.
Crystallization-Differentiation of the Kilauea Iki Lava Lake part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
Educational module page detailing a peer-reviewed petrology exercise on crystallization-differentiation in the Kilauea Iki lava lake, using major-element geochemical data from rocks, glasses, and minerals to teach magmatic processes through data analysis and graphing.
Mineralogy Field Trip to the TN-NC Blue Ridge Mountains part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Share-a-Thon
The topics of Earth history and mineral resources form the two main themes for this three-day field trip to the Blue Ridge geologic province of southeastern TN and southwestern NC. The route includes stops at the ...
Volcanic Fields of North America part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanic Fields
This is an educational web page from SERC's "Integrating Research and Education" project, detailing a geoscience lab activity where students analyze Cenozoic-era North American volcanic fields using the NAVDAT geochemical database to classify volcanic activity and interpret geological history.
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