Hydrothermal processes above the Yellowstone magma chamber : large hydrothermal systems and large hydrothermal explosions / by Lisa A. Morgan, W.C. Pat Shanks III, Kenneth L. Pierce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Lisa A.

Contributor:

Shanks, Wayne C.

Pierce, Kenneth L. (Kenneth Lee)

Geological Society of America.

Series:

Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; 459.

Special paper ; 459

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hot springs--Yellowstone National Park.

Hot springs.

Geysers--Yellowstone National Park.

Geysers.

Geology--Yellowstone National Park.

Geology.

United States--Yellowstone National Park.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 95 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color).

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Home to more than 10,000 thermal features, Yellowstone has experienced over 20 large hydrothermal explosions producing craters from 100 to over 2500 meters in diameter during the past 16,000 years. Using new mapping, sampling, and analysis techniques, this volume documents a broad spectrum of ages and geologic settings for these events and considers additional processes and alternative triggering mechanisms that have not been explored in previous studies. Although large hydrothermal explosions are rare on the human time scale, the potential for future explosions in Yellowstone is not insignificant, and events large enough to create a 100-m-wide crater might be expected every 200 years. This work presents information useful for determining the timing, distribution, and possible causes of these events in Yellowstone, which will aid in the planning of monitoring strategies and the anticipation of hydrothermal explosions."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Regional geology

Hydrothermal explosions

Large hydrothermal explosion events in Yellowstone

Importance of hydrothermal explosion studies

Field methods

Geochronology

Chemistry, mineralogy, oxygen isotope, and fluid inclusion analyses of hydrothermal explosion deposits

Special mapping techniques

Large hydrothermal explosion events in Yellowstone National Park

Northern basin of Yellowstone Lake and vicinity

West Thumb geyser basin

Central basin of Yellowstone Lake

Lower geyser basin

Norris-Mammoth corridor

Chemistry and oxygen isotopes of hydrothermal explosion deposits

Related hydrothermal features

Controls on distribution and development of hydrothermal systems in Yellowstone National Park

Hydrothermal processes related to alteration, self-sealing, and dissolution

Large hydrothermal explosions

Recent hydrothermal explosions : examples of smaller events in Yellowstone

Potential hazards associated with hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95).

Other Format:

Print version: Morgan, Lisa A. Hydrothermal processes above the Yellowstone magma chamber.

OCLC:

713900719

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