Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology - VGP section of AGU

Columnar jointed basalt at the Giant's Causeway, Ireland (courtesy of Kathy Cashman)
Amphibole breakdown (courtesy of Julia Hammer)
Tungurahua volcano
Cross section through a breadcrust bomb from Guagua Pichincha volcano (courtesy of Heather Wright)
Liquid Nitrogen eruption (courtesy of Oregon State University CEOAS)
Thermal spring at Mount St. Helens (courtesy of USGS)
Drilling a high altitude lake (courtesy of Catherine Chauvel)

Volcanology, Geochemistry & Petrology

Welcome to the home page for the Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union. Look around to find out more about VGP and its activities.

Loss of a giant in igneous petrology and volcanology

Posted 04/15/19

Emeritus Professor Alexander R. McBirney (Mac) passed away on Sunday April 7, 2019 following a […]

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AGU Panel Discussion on Implicit Bias in Earth and Space Sciences

Posted 10/22/18

I would like to draw your attention to an AGU Union session on implicit bias […]

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2018 AGU Fall meeting VGP sessions

Posted 07/29/18

Hello VGPers, Here is a full list of Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology sessions for the […]

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Michael Manga elected a member of the National Academy of Science

Posted 05/02/18

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 84 new members and 21 […]

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Mineralogical Society of America Short Course: High-Temperature Gas-Solid Reactions in Earth and Planetary Processes, August 10-12, 2018. Boston University, Boston MA USA.

Posted 03/21/18

Gas mixtures play a crucial role in distributing elements between different parts of Earth and […]

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