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Volcanism in the Connecticut Rift Valley

Volcanism in the Connecticut Rift Valley. Amy Lombari , …. Location. (get map of valley from wiki) Talk about pangaea ripping, africa ,. Basic rift model. Pangaea broke apart about 200 million years ago. Connecticut valley was affected by what processes? Diagrams and descriptions.

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Volcanism in the Connecticut Rift Valley

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  1. Volcanism in the Connecticut Rift Valley Amy Lombari, …

  2. Location • (get map of valley from wiki) • Talk about pangaea ripping, africa,

  3. Basic rift model • Pangaea broke apart about 200 million years ago. • Connecticut valley was affected by what processes? • Diagrams and descriptions

  4. sediments • What sort of sediments are in the valley? • Why? • (stratigraphicsection diagram) • Basalt is one of the layers…

  5. volcanism • Basalt is found in the rift valley because of volcanism… • Explain using the rift model, aka magma rising to the surface at the center of the rift valley • What type of volcanism? ie: explosive v passive, how volatile, how silicious, rhyolitic lava flows or andesitic…

  6. continued • Lava flows into lakes = pillow basalts (include picture from behind target, or other picture)

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