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Nevado del Ruiz formed in association with a subduction zone, where the Nazca plate, composed of oceanic crust, slides under the South American Plate, composed of continental crust. The subducting Nazca Plate dakes some water and other "volatile" substances with it. This lowers the melting point of the superheated rocks of Earth's mantle, causing some molten rock, called magma, to rise through the crust of the overriding South American Plate. This magma is released to the survace via volcanoes, one of which is Nevado del Ruiz. Over many thousands of years the ash and lava flows produced by the volcano have piled up to form a mountain.
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Is Nevado del Ruiz a cinder cone?
No. Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano.
What country is the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in?
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How tall is Nevado del Ruiz?
The volcano mountain called 'Nevado del Ruiz', or 'La Mesa del Herveo' is located at about 129 kilometers to the west of Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. It's an active volcano that had its last eruption in the year 2013 and has an elevation of 5,321 m or 17,457 ft.
Did Nevado del Ruiz erupt lava in 1985?
No. The 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz produced hot ash and pumice.
Is nevado del ruiz a volcano?
Yes. Nevado Del Ruiz is a volcano known for its 1985 eruption which killed well over 20,000 people.
What type of volcano is Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia?
Nevado del Ruiz is an active volcano. The last erruption occured on November 13, 1985.
Is Nevado del Ruiz a cinder cone?
No. Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano.
What country is the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in?
I don't know Stratovolcano
How tall is Nevado del Ruiz?
The volcano mountain called 'Nevado del Ruiz', or 'La Mesa del Herveo' is located at about 129 kilometers to the west of Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. It's an active volcano that had its last eruption in the year 2013 and has an elevation of 5,321 m or 17,457 ft.
What volcano killed nearly 23000 by mud slides in Colombia?
Nevado del Ruiz :)-Ashton O'brien Raspberry answered it
what hemisphere is nevado del ruiz volcano in?
Ruiz, Nevado del. Ruiz is the northern-most historically active volcano in South America (4.9N, 75.3W).
Did Nevado del Ruiz erupt lava in 1985?
No. The 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz produced hot ash and pumice.
How old is the Nevado del Ruiz?
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Is nevado del ruiz a volcano?
Yes. Nevado Del Ruiz is a volcano known for its 1985 eruption which killed well over 20,000 people.
How high is nevado del ruiz?
The Nevado de Ruiz is 5321 meters above sea level according to wikipedia.
What type of cone does nevado del ruiz's have?
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Is Nevado Del Ruiz a cinder volcano?
No. It is a stratovolcano.
