LAB 3: IGNEOUS ROCKS & VOLCANIC HAZARDS
IGNEOUS ROCKS (Textures, Compositions, Classifications)
Rob's Granite Page has everything you ever wanted to know about granites and some other intrusive igneous rocks, including many hotlinks.
Volcanoes & Igneous Rocks is an NAGT/Steven Schimmrich site with many links.
Petrology Basics is a University of British Columbia site that has information on the petrology of igneous rocks.
IGNEOUS PROCESSES & VOLCANIC HAZARDS
Rob's Granite Page also has abundant information and hotlinks on intrusive igneous properties
MTU Volcanoes Page has abundant information and hotlinks on volcanoes. This is an extensive site with contributions from many geologists (including students) at Michigan Technological University
Volcanic Unrest is a short page describing the nature of volcanic activity as a hazard to humans and as a "geoindicator" of global environmental change.
Volcanic Hazards Mitigation is a selected component of the MTU Volcanoes Page that specifically addresses the topic of volcanic hazards mitigation. Notice that it was written primarily by MTU student, Colleen M. Riley.
NASA's World-Wide Volcanism Page is an excellent source of hotlinks to nearly 100 Internet sites on global volcanism and volcanic hazards.
Volcano Information Center, University of California at Santa Barbara, has excellent information on numerous volcano topics and links to other volcano-related sites.
Volcanoes of the World is a good source of historical and realtime data on volcanoes of the world.
U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Watch is another good source of historical and realtime data on global volcanism and volcanic hazards.
Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, NW Costa Rica is Kirt Kempter's page that describes a long-term study of volcanic processes at Rincon de la Vieja Volcano.
Columbia's Departamento de Narino is written in Spanish and provides abundant information and hotlinks on Columbian volcanoes and other volcanoes.
Stromboli (Italy) on-line is a site on realtime volcanic activity at Stromboli, Italy.
Preparing for the Next Cascades Eruption is a U.S. Geological Survey site that discusses volcanic processes and hazards of the Cascades Range in the northwestern United States.
Air traffic and volcanic-ash hazards is discussed in the Natural Hazards portion of this U.S. Geological Survey page on its programs in Alaska.
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