The type of eruption that is characterized by an abundant
pyroclasts is Strombolian eruption. Large blobs of lava and hot
rock, called pyroclasts, are tossed from its central vent during
this eruption.
The type of eruption that is characterized by an abundant
pyroclasts is Strombolian eruption. Large blobs of lava and hot
rock, called pyroclasts, are tossed from its central vent during
this eruption.
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Vulcano's highest VEI (volcanic explosivity index) occurred in
183 BC, and was recorded by human observation. The most recent
destructive eruption occurred in 1888, and involved a central vent
eruption, lahars, and pyroclastic flows.
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it is a vent that is in the center obviously
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Vent
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When a secondary vent opens on a volcano the name can depend
based on the type of eruption as well as the type of volcano. If a
Shield Volcano has a secondary vent eruption it is called a rift
eruption. This is demonstrated in the current eruption on Kileaua
volcano in Hawaii. In a stratovolcano a secondary vent can either
be a rift vent, or a cinder cone. This depends on the nature of the
eruption. If it is a moderate explosive eruption with minor lava
effusion than it would develope into a cinder cone, while if it is
a constant lava spatter it would be deemed a rift zone eruption.
There are several other minor terms of events, however they are
extremely rare and are associated with both of these types of
eruptions.