Thermometers and Barometers for Volcanic Systems

Research Article| January 01, 2008 Thermometers and Barometers for Volcanic Systems Keith D. Putirka Keith D. Putirka Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., MS/ST24, Fresno, California, 93740-8039, U.S.A., kputirka@csufresno.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Keith D. Putirka Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., MS/ST24, Fresno, California, 93740-8039, U.S.A., kputirka@csufresno.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2008) 69 (1): 61–120. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.69.3 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Keith D. Putirka; Thermometers and Barometers for Volcanic Systems. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2008;; 69 (1): 61–120. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.69.3 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Knowledge of temperature and pressure, however qualitative, has been central to our views of geology since at least the early 19th century. In 1822, for example, Charles Daubeny presented what may be the very first “Geological Thermometer,” comparing temperatures of various geologic processes (Torrens 2006). Daubeny (1835) may even have been the first to measure the temperature of a lava flow, by laying a thermometer on the top of a flow at Vesuvius—albeit several months following the eruption, after intervening rain (his estimate was 390°F). In any case, pressure (P) and temperature (T)... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.