HOT SPOT VOLCANOES (NEW EXHIBITION AT THE EARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM AT MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY)

Abstract

The new exhibition is located in Hall 5 «Geotectonics» in the Earth Science Museum at Moscow State University and devoted to an urgent problem of volcanic manifestations in areas of hot spots. Among the large number of active volcanoes on our planet, a significant place is occupied by volcanoes of hot spots and mantle plumes, which are characterized by the eruption of a huge amount of pyroclastic material (Hawaii, Yellowstone) and often form large igneous provinces (Eastern Siberia, Kerguelen, Deccan, Iceland). The exhibition presents geological samples from the funds and collections of the museum staff. All samples are characteristic of hot spot volcanoes and mantle plumes from different regions of the world.