The coexistence of crystals and liquid like material should be considered a dynamical process whose time evolution depends on the system and on its thermodynamic conditions. Kinetics play a major role allowing possible phase transitions, such as liquid to solid. Knowing the rate at which such transformation occurs is fundamental as it defines juxtaposed eruption behavior in volcanic environments. In this case, kinetic processes are responsible for abrupt changes in rheological behaviors of magmas, resulting in low to high energy eruption. Thus, understanding magmatic processes leading to the chemical and textural signatures of volcanic products and igneous rocks requires studies that investigate both equilibrium scenarios and kinetically controlled evolution as a function of cooling, decompression, and devolatilization. Dynamic Magma Evolution presents an unmatched compilation of cutting-edge research and review articles on the “hot topic” of dynamic magmatic processes.
Volume highlights include:
| | - Deals with the dynamics of magmatic systems based on experimental, computational and natural case studies
- Provides knowledge about the role crystallization and degassing processes in magmatic environments, new methods and approaches in petrology and volcanology
- Discusses the importance of dynamic magmatic and volcanic processes, the dynamics of magma evolution at depth, magma crystallization, magma rheology, magma ascent, degassing, and eruption
- Covers up to date information about timescales of volcanic events (geo-speedometers)
- Discusses processes at depth which lead to volcanic activity (i.e., magma recharge, mixing) and how we can understand processes at depth based on volcanic products
- Covers a wide view of observations on dynamic magmatic processes, merging insights from field work with experimental results and theoretical approaches and modeling
- Provides a better understanding of magma dynamics that can improve our abilities to monitor and forecast volcanic activity
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Dynamic Magma Evolution is a valuable resource for volcanologists, geochemists, mineralogists, and petrologists working on magmatic and volcanic processes, and natural hazard mitigation.
