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Taal , the Philippines

Taal , the Philippines. Kate Dong and Shama Ramos. TAAL VOLCANO. Vulcan Point. 1.9km x 300m. 25km. 267sq. km. Volcanic Deposits. Ignimbrite deposits Pyroclastic flows Tephra fall units. Rock Type. Olivine Basalt Andesite. Eruptive History. 1572-the record starts.

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Taal , the Philippines

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  1. Taal, the Philippines Kate Dong and Shama Ramos GE 151j Department of Geology, Colby College

  2. TAAL VOLCANO Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  3. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  4. Vulcan Point 1.9km x 300m 25km 267sq. km Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  5. Volcanic Deposits • Ignimbrite deposits • Pyroclastic flows • Tephra fall units Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  6. Rock Type • Olivine Basalt • Andesite Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  7. EruptiveHistory • 1572-the record starts • 1707 to 1731 – center of volcanic activity shifted from the Main Crater to other parts of Volcano Island: Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  8. TaalVolcano'scraterbeforethe 1911 eruption Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  9. 1911 Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  10. 1965 Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College Department of Geology, Colby College

  11. Between 1965 and now • 1968-1969: massivelava flow • 1977-most recent Department of Geology, Colby College Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  12. Eruptive Precursors • Increase in frequency of quakes with occasional felt events accompanied by rumbling sounds Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  13. Increase in temperature and level of Main Crater Lake Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  14. Development of new thermal areas and/or reactivation of old ones Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  15. Ground swells or inflation and ground fissuring • Increase in temperature of ground probe holes at Mt. Tabaro • Sulfuricodor and acrid fumes Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  16. Numerous dead fish and drying up of vegetation Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  17. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  18. Recent Activities 2011 Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  19. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  20. Current status Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  21. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  22. Volcanic Hazards • Base Surges Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  23. Ashfalls and ballistic projectiles • Lavaflows Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  24. Sieches/Tsunamis and flooding • Lakeshore landslide • Fissuring and ground subsidence Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  25. Monitoring • Volcano Observatory • Monitoring Methods • Monitoring Stations Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  26. Anything good from an active volcano? Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  27. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  28. Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  29. Something Interesting • Before the eruption of 1911 • Alamat ng Bulkang Taal (Taal Volcano Legend) • Vulcan Point Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

  30. Bibliography • Miklius, Aska. "Geochemistry of Lavas from Taal Volcano, Southwestern Luzon, Philippines; Evidence for Multiple Magma Supply Systems and Mantle Source Heterogeneity." Journal of Petrology 31.3 (1991): 593. Print. • Moore, James G., Kazuaki Nakamura, and Arturo Alcaraz. "The 1965 Eruption of Taal Volcano." Science 151.3713 (1966): 955-60. Print. • Alanis, P. B., I. Fikosi, G. Vargemezis, Y. Sasa, J. Zlotnicki, J. R. Puertollano, E. U. Villacorte, G. A. Malipot, and R. C. Pigtain. "Electrical Resistivity Tomography Study of Taal Volcano Hydrothermal System, Philippines." Bulletin of Volcanology 74.8 (2012): 1821-831. Print. • Delmelle, Pierre, Minoru Kusakabe, Alain Bernard, Tobias Fischer, Simon De Brouwer, and Esfeca Del Mundo. "Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Seawater Contamination of the Hydrothermal System of Taal Volcano, Luzon, the Philippines." Bulletin of Volcanology 59.8 (1998): 562-76. Print. • http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3413857186_8e947878b5_o.jpg • http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0703-07= • http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/taal • http://www.tagaytay.com/taalvolcano.htm • http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/taal.htm • http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2628:taal-volcano-bulletin-23-january-2013-800-am&catid=70:latest-volcano-bulletin&Itemid=500008 • http://www.alamat.com.ph/2011/10/alamat-ng-bulkang-taal-taal-volcano.html Taal, the Philippines Department of Geology, Colby College

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