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There are a number of ways in which pyroclastic flows occur and the first follows a Plinian eruption. If a fountain collapse of its eruption column occurs the jet is not able to heat the air sufficiently and lack of convection causes the plume to fall rather than shoot upward and flow down the mountain. The second is the same type of collapse after a vulcanian eruption in which a gas cloud is created that is denser than the air around it and this turns into a pyroclastic low. Other ways include a lava dome suffering a gravitational collapse, the mouth of a vent in a volcano frothing when the erupted lava degasses and when a section of a volcano collapses and a directional burst occurs.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoPyroclastic flows form whenever the ash in a volcano builds up and is moved by the wind in large quantities toward a nearby city, town, or forest.
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∙ 15y agoPyroclastic igneous rocks form when rocky materials are fragmented and or ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions.
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∙ 9y agoSeveral factors can cause pyroclastic flows. Fountain collapse of a volcano's eruption column structure, and gravitational collapse may cause pyroclastic flows.
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∙ 12y agoSome pyroclastic material that is released by volcanoes is gases, ash, lapilli, and blocks or bombs.( These were classified by their size)
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∙ 11y agoPyroclastic flows produce a kind of rock called tuff.
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∙ 13y agoi dont know maybe Dr. dolittle knows.
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What is hot glowing rock that flows on cushion of hot gases?
pyroclastic flow
What type of igneous rocks are from mt Pinatubo?
Pinatubo is surrounded largely by ignimbrite, formed from enormous pyroclastic flows.
Are pyroclastic flows felsic or mafic?
Pyroclastic flows can be of any composition, but are more commonly felsic or intermediate.
Where does pyroclastic flow occur?
Pyroclastic flows occur during explosive eruptions of volcanoes.
Is this correct pyroclastic flows from composite cone volcanoes are known as calderas?
No. They are simply called pyroclastic flows. A caldera is a depression formed in the ground when a volcano, usually a composite volcano, collapses as the magma chamber partially empties during an especially violent eruption.
Are the hawaiian Islands a region or extensive pyroclastic flow?
They are a region. This islands themselves were formed primarily by lava flows. The volcanoes there rarely produce pyroclastic flows.
What is hot glowing rock that flows on cushion of hot gases?
pyroclastic flow
What type of igneous rocks are from mt Pinatubo?
Pinatubo is surrounded largely by ignimbrite, formed from enormous pyroclastic flows.
Are pyroclastic flows felsic or mafic?
Pyroclastic flows can be of any composition, but are more commonly felsic or intermediate.
Where does pyroclastic flow occur?
Pyroclastic flows occur during explosive eruptions of volcanoes.
What is a fall-out tuff?
Fall-out tuff is a volcanic deposit formed from ash and lapilli that fall out of the eruption plume of a volcano. This is opposed to tuff formed by pyroclastic flows.
Is this correct pyroclastic flows from composite cone volcanoes are known as calderas?
No. They are simply called pyroclastic flows. A caldera is a depression formed in the ground when a volcano, usually a composite volcano, collapses as the magma chamber partially empties during an especially violent eruption.
Does Krakatoa produce lava or pyroclastic flow?
Yes, of course Krakatoa has a pyroclastic flow. Every volcano has an pyroclastic flow, which can travel up to at huge speeds. Krakatoa's pyroclastic flow raced an amazing 200 mph over 20 miles of open sea. Yes Krakatoa has pyroclastic flows but not all volcanoes produce pyroclastic flows, only Mt. St. Helens type volcanoes usually composed of andesite. Kilauea for example does not produce pyroclastic flows because it is composed of basalt, the lava flows out easily.
Can rhyolite be pyroclastic?
Yes. It is not uncommon for rhyolitic material to form pyroclastic flows.
What are the types of volcanic flows?
pyroclastic and convectional.
Only plinian and pelean volcanic eruptions features what flow?
Plinian and Pelean eruptions poth commonly produce pyroclastic flows. However, such flows can also occur with Vulcanian eruptions.
When does a pyroclastic flow happen after or before the eruption?
Generally pyroclastic flows happen during an eruption.
