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12 Cards in this Set
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Mt. Vesuvius
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Western Italy (near Naples)
Stratovolcano Mostly Intermediate African plate subducts Eurasian Plate Dormant |
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Campi Flegrei
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Naples, Italy (West of Mt. Vesuvius)
Caldera Rhyolite African Plate subducts Eurasian Plate Dormant |
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Mt. Etna
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Eastern Sicily (Italy)
Stratovolcano on top of a shield volcano Mafic and Intermediate African Plate Subducts Eurasian Plate Very active |
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Long Valley
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Eastern California
Caldera Rhyolite Basin and Range spreading zone Dormant |
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Yellowstone National Park
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Northwest corner of Wyoming
3 Calderas in and around park Rhyolite Hotspot Dormant |
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Crater Lake
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Southwest Oregon
Caldera Rhyolites and Intermediate Ocean-Continent Zone Dormant |
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Santorini
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Southern Greece
Two calderas Rhyolites and Intermediates African plate (ocean parts) subducting Eurasian Plate |
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Mercury
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Very little atmosphere
Lowlands-Basalts No volcanic features Thrust faults |
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Venus
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No evidence- plate tectonics
Almost all Mafic almost all shield volcanoes some calderas Sapas Mons - largest shield volcano on planet |
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Earth's moon
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Basalts, Gabbros
Calcium/aluminum rich rocks volcanism ended approx. 1 billion years ago |
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Mars
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Olympus Mons-Largest shield volcano in solar system
Basalts, Intermediates Cinder Cones No plate tectonics or volcanism |
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Moons of Jupiter
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Rock/Ice
Faults No volcanism Normal faults and rift zones |
