Igneous Rock Compositions and Plate Tectonics part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Igneous Rocks and Tectonics
Allen Glazner and Kent Ratajeski Published July 28, 2005. Description In this exercise, students use whole-rock major- and trace-element compositions of igneous rocks from a variety of tectonic settings and ...

Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Compositional Diversity in Volcanic Suites
Kent Ratajeski Published Oct. 26, 2004. Description In this exercise, students use whole-rock major- and trace-element compositions of volcanic rocks to explore the origins of compositional variation in igneous ...

The Cretaceous Superplume part of Integrating Research and Education:Cretaceous
This page was written by Kent Ratajeski as part of the DLESE Community Services Project: Integrating Research in Education. HideA satellite gravity and bathymetric map of the Ontong-Java plateau, an igneous ...

Activity: How healthy is your neighborhood? part of Integrating Research and Education:Environmental Health Risk Assessment
You are going to complete an environmental health risk inventory of your neighborhood or hometown. Before you get started, you may want to review the terminology and familiarize yourself with environmental health ...

Physical and Chemical Variations Along the Central American Volcanic Arc part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Central America Volcanoes
Kent Ratajeski Published June 13, 2007. Description The Central American volcanic arc displays large arc-parallel variations in chemical composition that yield important clues concerning the complex origin of ...

Global Geochemistry of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts part of Integrating Research and Education:EarthChem:Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts
Kent Ratajeski Published Oct. 15, 2006. Description Geological processes at the mid-ocean ridges are responsible for the bulk of the Earth's heat loss and volcanic activity. The compositions of materials ...

Should geothermal energy resources around Yellowstone Park be developed? part of Integrating Research and Education:Yellowstone
A geyser erupts from the Norris geyser basin. Details Is the earth's heat under Yellowstone National Park an energy resource that is ripe for harvesting? Or is it best to leave that resource unused and ...

Is volcanism caused by a deep-seated mantle plume? part of Integrating Research and Education:Yellowstone
by Kent Ratajeski, kratajes@westga.edu Department of Geosciences University of West Georgia The following topical questions and selected resources are designed to guide you through the current debate on the origin ...

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 ...

Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures
David Mogk and Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description This contribution is modified from a published exercise "Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures Using Ball-and-Stick Models" [Mogk, ...