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Mt. Rainier has granitic and basaltic lava types. It is a stratovolcano or composite volcano. The volcano has 26 major glaciers and 36 snowfields on it. Also, it has a glacier cave network, the world's largest, made from the heat from two volcanic craters. Arelativelysmall crater lake sit on Mt. Rainier. The lake is the highest elevation lake in North America. This volcano has dangerous lahars, because of its many glaciers and river paths. The convergent boundary of the North American and Juan de Fuca plate caused Mt. Rainier to form.
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What type of mountain is mt rainier?
A volcanic mountain.
How fast is the lava or ash flowing from mt rainier during an eruption?
2 inches per hour
What type of lava is mt redoubt?
what type of lava does mt.redoubt have
What is the landforn of mt rainier?
Mt. Rainier is a volcano.
What type of lava forms mt rainer?
Mt Ranier is a volcano. Dormant, perhaps, but The Seattle area lives near a few volcanoes. Everyone thought Mt St Helens was dormant, too.
What kind of lava is in Mt Vesuvius?
the type of lava from mt vesuvius is felsic lava in a pyroclstic explosion.
What type of lava does mount usu have?
what type of lava does mt usu
Are there tapeworms at Mt Rainier national park?
NO there are no tapeworms at mt. rainier.
What type of cone or shape does mt hood have?
where will i get this stupid answer? really you guys useless idiots
Is the lava from Mount Rainier high or low vicosity?
Mt. Rainer's lava flows have high viscosity. They are very thick, not dense, have low water content, and high gas content
Is Mt Rainier in Oregon?
No. Mount Rainier is in Washington.
What type of cone does colima Mexico have?
It is a stratovolcano, akin to Mt. Rainier in Washington State.
