Introduction part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mafic Rocks
The origin of volcanism in the western United States has been a topic of considerable research interest for many years. Isotopic data have provided some of the most important information used to test petrogenetic ...

Step-by-step instructions part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Volcanoes
The instructions for this exercise have five main parts. Click each part name to see the steps in that part. Part 1 - Pre-fieldtrip briefing Review your knowledge of the various types of volcanoes. Part 2 - ...

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. ...

Part 3 - Chemical trends part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Central America Volcanoes
Now you will assess the variation in whole-rock chemical composition among the Quaternary volcanoes of the Central American arc. The data from the downloaded Excel file are not perfectly unbiased (i.e., certain ...

Part 2 - Volcano morphologies part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Central America Volcanoes
Now you'll make a series of plots using the data from the downloaded Excel file which focus on the heights and volumes of the volcanoes along the Central American arc, and their relation to variations in ...

Teaching notes part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts
Context Audience: undergraduate- or graduate-level petrology course Skills and concepts that students must have mastered: divergent plate tectonics (mid-ocean ridges) major-element data and variation diagrams ...

Part 3 - Create a single Excel file containing the downloaded data part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Igneous Rocks and Tectonics
Step 1 - Open the data from the first downloaded file in Excel Start Excel, and open one of the downloaded files which should have a .csv extension. Save the file as a Microsoft Excel file by naming it ...

Selected References and Sources for Continued Study part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
The selected references listed below will help you continue your study of the petrology of the Yellowstone and Crater Lake volcanic rocks. Crater Lake Bacon, C.R., and Druitt, T.H., 1988, Compositional evolution ...

Case Study: Diverse Origins of Two Caldera-forming Volcanoes in the Western U.S. part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
Yellowstone and Crater Lake National Parks feature a variety of well-studied volcanic rocks and other features associated with some of the most violent volcanic eruptions to have occurred in the western United ...

Part 3 - Import the Data into Excel part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
In any step, click the 'Show me' link to reveal extra information. A sequence of 'Show me's indicates a series of steps. If you prefer a printout of the full set of instructions for this part, ...