The volcanic island of Tenerife is an ideal place to study volcanoes:
- its volcanoes are fed by different types of magma;
- the rocks are well exposed;
- erosion has cut through the older volcanoes showing their internal structure;
- it is a popular and easily accessible holiday destination.
The island of Tenerife,
with Teide peering through the clouds.
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Pico el Teide and the
Roques de Garcia.
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Pico Viejo showing some
recent lava flows.
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Cliffs at Los Gigantes cut through a
basalt shield volcano.
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Pyroclastic deposits formed by different
eruption styles.
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Part of a strato-volcano -
pyroclastics, lava and feeder dyke.
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Geopix Study Topic "Volcanoes: Tenerife"
- provides a full account of volcanoes and volcanic processes;
- discusses the origins of magma;
- describes the main igneous rocks;
- illustrates the main volcanic features by examples, mainly from Tenerife;
- includes many photographs;
- suggests some "geological days out" in Tenerife;
- includes a glossary of volcanic and igneous terms.
The Study Topic contains the following pages:
To order the CD of the 'Volcanoes: Tenerife' go to the Geopix Online Store
