On methane gas cause and mechanism of active volcanoes

Abstract

For hundred and thousand years, people have believed and accepted that active volcanoes are caused by hot magma from the mantle of the Earth. The magma degassing releases volatiles or gas such as CO2 and H2O and also initiates volcanic eruptions. On the basis of his investigations, however, the author has put forward, developed and established an innovative hypothesis of originality for the cause of active volcanoes in the crust of the Earth. His hypothesis considers that active volcanoes are caused by methane gas (CH4). The methane gas migrates and flows from the mantle and forms and occupies the volcano chambers. The methane gas acts physically and mechanically the surrounding crustal rocks and reacts chemically with the minerals in the surrounding crustal rocks, which forms and develops lava, ashes, broken rock particles and other gases such as H2O and CO2. In this presentation, the author will give evidences to demonstrate his gas cause hypothesis of active volcanoes.