Lecture 6 In nature things move violently to their place and quietly in their place. - Francis Bason Intrusive rocks Webpage for course (daytime) Webpage for course (nighttime)
Intrusive (plutonic) rocks long cooling time allows crystals to grow larger pluton
Pluton: large intrusive igneous rock body can take a variety of shape and sizes tabularmassive
Tabular plutons, two general types CONCORDANT D I S C O R D A N T
Tabular plutons, two general types CONCORDANT Example: sill D I S C O R D A N T Example: dike
Massive plutons, two general types stocks < 100 square km Bathylith (“deep rock”) > 100 square km
Associated with modern magma chambers - geysers - hot springs “Old Faithful” Yellowstone N. P. Fig
“Old Faithful” htm&usg
What causes a geyser?
Geothermal Energy
Inexpensive (after initial cost) Long lasting Low environmental cost Need Shallow Magma chamber DisadvantagesAdvantages
Why not use the magma chamber below Old Faithful?
“Geothermal Energy” - ground – based heat pumps
The metric system! (still have time??)
Convenience Accuracy Economy Why metric?