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No, it is actually one of the less viscous.
The viscosity increasing when the composition of Felsic minerals make larger.
That is, basalt lavas are more fluent than felsic lavas such as lavas from andesite of rhyolite. Also, the more viscosity, the more explosive.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoBasaltic magma is low in silica content making it less sticky and viscous. Since silica thickens magma and the silica content is very high in granitic magma, it is very thick. The reason that basalt is denser is because of the way its atoms line up during the cooling process.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Of them common lava types, basaltic lava is the least viscous.
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∙ 9y agoNo. It is far less viscous. Rhyolitic lava is the most viscous. In volcanoes that erupt today, only carbonate lava is less viscous than basaltic lava.
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Are basaltic lavas a pahoehoe lava?
Not necessarily. All pahoehoe is basaltic, but not all basaltic lava is pahoehoe. A'a and scoria are also basaltic.
Which lava is less viscous rhyolitic or basaltic?
Basaltic lava is less viscous.
What are the three types of lava flows associated with basaltic lava?
basaltic lava can form a'a, pahoehoe, or pillow lava.
What type of lava comes from what volcano?
Shield volcanoes will erupt basaltic lava. Cinder cones erupt basaltic lava or basaltic andesite lava. Stratovolcanoes often erupt andesite lava, but may erupt basaltic or rhyolitic lava and all intermediate types as well.
Is basaltic lava less fluid than andesitic lava?
No. Basaltic lava has less silica than andesitic lava which makes it less viscous and so basaltic lava flows more easily than andesitic lava.
Is it basic lava or basaltic lava?
It's basaltic lava, not basic.
Are basaltic lavas a pahoehoe lava?
Not necessarily. All pahoehoe is basaltic, but not all basaltic lava is pahoehoe. A'a and scoria are also basaltic.
Which lava is less viscous rhyolitic or basaltic?
Basaltic lava is less viscous.
What are the three types of lava flows associated with basaltic lava?
basaltic lava can form a'a, pahoehoe, or pillow lava.
What type of lava comes from what volcano?
Shield volcanoes will erupt basaltic lava. Cinder cones erupt basaltic lava or basaltic andesite lava. Stratovolcanoes often erupt andesite lava, but may erupt basaltic or rhyolitic lava and all intermediate types as well.
Is basaltic lava less fluid than andesitic lava?
No. Basaltic lava has less silica than andesitic lava which makes it less viscous and so basaltic lava flows more easily than andesitic lava.
Does basaltic or rhyolitic lava flow faster?
Basaltic lava flows much faster than ryholitic lava.
What type of lava does Mt Etna have?
Granitic with a high water content, resulting in powerful steam explosions during eruptions.
Is lava butte basaltic or granitic lava flow?
A lava butte is generally basaltic lava. Granitic lava flows (called rhyolitic when they form at the surface) are rare and do not cover much ground.
What type of lava does shield a shield volcano have?
Mafic, more commonly called Basaltic.
What type of lava comes out of shield volcano?
Basaltic lava.
Which type of lava-basaltic lava or rhyolitic lava flows faster and why?
Basaltic flows much faster than rhyolite. Rhyolite is higher viscosity. Find a video of a basaltic lava flow like Hawaii, it flows like water when it's hot. Rhyolite eruptions usually act more like toothpaste if they're slow, or an explosion if fast.
