Field Studies in Volcanism – GEO 5920-004
| What | Event |
|---|---|
| When |
2009-08-17 15:00
to 2009-08-22 18:00 |
| Contact Name | Professor Barb Nash |
| Contact Email | barb.nash@utah.edu |
2009 – Yellowstone Hotspot Volcanism of the Snake River Plain
Examine volcanism of the world’s premier continental hotspot. In five days we will visit classic localities of rhyolite and basalt volcanism on the Snake River Plain. Localities include the 2.1 Ma Huckleberry Ridge Tuff from Yellowstone’s largest supereruption; ashflow tuffs from the 4.5–6.6 Ma Heise volcanic center; 2000-year-old basalt at Craters of the Moon National Monument; and voluminous high-temperature rhyolites of the 8–12 Ma Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic center.
August 17–22 (the week before classes begin)
Field Studies in Volcanism-Yellowstone hotspot
GEO 5920-004
1 credit
Prerequisite: GEO 4100 – Petrography and Petrogenesis or permission of the instructor.
For additional information contact Barbara Nash: 409 FASB, barb.nash@utah.edu
Instructors: Barbara Nash and Henny Cathey
Examine volcanism of the world’s premier continental hotspot. In five days we will visit classic localities of rhyolite and basalt volcanism on the Snake River Plain. Localities include the 2.1 Ma Huckleberry Ridge Tuff from Yellowstone’s largest supereruption; ashflow tuffs from the 4.5–6.6 Ma Heise volcanic center; 2000-year-old basalt at Craters of the Moon National Monument; and voluminous high-temperature rhyolites of the 8–12 Ma Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic center.
August 17–22 (the week before classes begin)
Field Studies in Volcanism-Yellowstone hotspot
GEO 5920-004
1 credit
Prerequisite: GEO 4100 – Petrography and Petrogenesis or permission of the instructor.
For additional information contact Barbara Nash: 409 FASB, barb.nash@utah.edu
Instructors: Barbara Nash and Henny Cathey
