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Central Andes (Under Construction)
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Etna
Extraterrestrial Volcanoes
For Teachers
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Mount St Helens Living Lab
Earth Science Lessons
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Rocks and Minerals
Prehistoric Earth
All About Volcanoes
Types of Volcanoes
Eruption Styles
Submarine Volcanoes
Lava Domes
Columnar Jointing
Hydrovolcanism
Volcanogenic Tsunamis
Volcanic Minerals
Volcanic Gases
Volcanic Lightning
Volcanic Sounds
Volcanic Hazards
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Glossary
GVP Current Eruption Reports
US Volcano Activity Map
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Working on Volcanoes
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For Kids
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Virtual Altiplano Bolivia
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Hiking Mount Ijen
To the Top of Beerenberg
Volcano Folklore
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All About Volcanoes
Everything you've ever wanted to know about volcanoes, from the types of volcanoes you can find across the world, to volcanic products, such as minerals and gasses!
Types of Volcanoes
Types of Volcanoes
Learn about the types of volcanoes
Eruption Styles
Eruption Styles
Learn about eruption styles
Volcanic Gases
Volcanic Gases
Learn about the most elusive phase emitted from volcanoes
Volcanic Minerals
Volcanic Minerals
Learn about the solid phase formed during crystallization in the magma bodies below volcanoes!
Submarine Volcanoes
Submarine Volcanoes
Volcanoes... "Under the Sea!"
Hydrovolcanism
Hydrovolcanism
Some intricacies of magma-water interaction. Figure from Wohletz and McQueen (1983)
Volcanogenic Tsunamis
Volcanogenic Tsunamis
Volcanoes can cause tsunamis, too? Yep! Figure from Voight et al. (2006).
Lava Domes
Lava Domes
Effectively solid rocks emitted slowly from volcano edifices.
Columnar Jointing
Columnar Jointing
Lava's version of symmetry
Volcano Sounds
Volcano Sounds
Ever wondered about the sounds that volcanoes make?
Volcanic Lightning
Volcanic Lightning
Turns out that stuff carries a charge!