Lava fountains can be associated with Strombolian and occasionally Hawaiian eruptions.
When a volcano throws lava into the air, it is called a lava fountain or a lava fountain eruption. This happens when gas bubbles within the lava force it out of the volcano's vent, causing it to shoot upward in a fiery display.
The differences are that Pahoehoe produces fast moving lava; Aa produces slower moving lava. The kind of eruption that produces these types of lava is a quiet eruption.
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Composite volcanoes are highly variable in what they erupt. Most often, eruptions will release clouds of ash, pumice, and rock fragments. In some cases they fountain or extrude lava.
Quiet eruptions
Pahoehoe and AA lava are produced by quiet eruptions. This means that instead of a blast or explosion, the lava just flows out of the volcano. Pahoehoe lava is hot and flows quickly. AA lava is cooler in temperature and doesn't flow as quickly.
Hot lava comes from effusive eruptions, where magma is relatively low in silica and flows easily out of the volcano. This type of eruption typically results in slow-moving lava flows that can cover large areas.
Scientists can determine the type of eruption by studying features such as the size and shape of the lava flows, the presence of gas bubbles or vesicles, and the composition of the minerals within the cooled lava. Different types of eruptions result in different lava compositions and textures, providing clues to the eruption style and intensity. By analyzing these features, scientists can infer whether the eruption was effusive (gentle, with slow lava flows) or explosive (violent, with ash and pyroclastic flows).
Mount Shasta primarily produces andesitic lava, which is a type of intermediate lava characterized by a medium viscosity and silica content. This type of lava typically results in eruptions that produce a combination of lava flows and explosive eruptions.
Lava flow is hot flowing lava that goes on for miles and destroys everything in its way.well,almost everything. It is actually masses of molten rock that can pour from a volcano during an eruption. It bulldoses practically everything in its path!
A lava flow is basically a stream of lava on the surface. A lava tube is an underground cave through which lava flows downhill. A lava fountain is lava shooting into the air out of a volcano in much the same manner as a water fountain.
The eruption of the boiling hot lava sent the small town into panic.