Crystallization-Differentiation of the Kilauea Iki Lava Lake part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
Kent Ratajeski Published Oct. 26, 2004. Description In this exercise, students use major-element compositions of whole-rocks, volcanic glasses, and minerals in lavas and drill cores from the solidified Kilauea Iki ...

Case Study: Crystallization-Differentiation of the Kilauea Iki Lava Lake part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
On the morning of November 14, 1959, one of the most spectacular modern eruptions of basaltic magma occured in the Kilauea Iki pit crater on Kilauea, the newest and most active shield volcano on the 'big ...

Step-By-Step Instructions part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
The instructions for this exercise have 3 main parts. Click each part name to see the steps in that part. For this exercise, it is assumed that you already know how to create graphs in Excel. The instructions for ...

Investigate the Compositional Stratification Within the Lava Lake part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
What's down there? In this section, you will answer a series of questions related to the drill core data from the Kilauea Iki lava lake, found on the Composite section worksheet. Most of the questions will ...

Part 2 - Investigate the 1959 Eruption part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
What was erupted? In this section, you will answer a series of questions about the petrology of the basalts which were sampled during the 1959 eruption of Kilauea Iki. In order to answer the questions, you will ...

Part 1 - Download and Examine the Data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
We've done most of the work for you! The Excel file listed below contains major-element analyses of erupted lavas, drill cores, volcanic glasses, and phenocrysts. Most of the data was obtained from the GEOROC ...

Background Information part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
To put this exercise into context, here are three web-based resources which summarize background information on Kilauea Volcano and the events surrounding the 1959 summit crater eruption at Kilauea Iki. Kilauea. ...

Selected References and Sources for Continued Study part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
The selected references listed below will help you continue your study of the petrology of the Kilauea Iki lava lake. Helz, R.T., 1980, Crystallization history of Kilauea Iki lava lake as seen in drill core ...

Teaching Notes part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Kilauea Iki Lava Lake
Context Audience: undergraduate- or graduate-level petrology course. Skills and concepts that students must have mastered: This exercise assumes that the student is already familiar with plotting data in Excel. ...