Some Possible Topics for Pyroclastic Rocks

Interpret thin sections of rock suites

• Welded tuffs (Bishop, etc.)
• Pantelleria
• Vulcano

Work with tephra samples (mega)

• Bishop plinian fall
• Bishop ash flow
• Mexican Volcanoes
• Italian Volcanoes
• Colombia ash
• Alteration of ash
• Others

Microanalysis of volcanic ash (SEM)

• Pyroclastic flows
• Pyroclastic surges
• Pyroclastic falls
• Avalanches and lahars

Literature paper

• Hazard forecast
• History of a volcano
• Characterization of a type of eruption
• Study of a specific volcano
• Report on a specific technique

Computer model

• Pipe flow
• Ballistic ejection
• Pyroclastic flow
• Lahar flow
• Avalanche

GIS study

• Remote sensing project
• Make a map and interpretation