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Popocat?petl produces a mixture of andesitic and dacite lava in the current cycle of activity. Andesitic, or Basaltic Andesite, is black volcanic rock that contains 55% silica. Dacite, on the other hand, is an igneous, volcanic rock that has a composition that is between Andesite and Rhyolite.
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∙ 15y agoThe magma has high viscosity (the lava flows slow) and is gas-rich.
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Is a volcanoes lava faster than a cheetah?
The kind that flows - no. The kind that gets blasted into the air - can be.
Molten material that flows from volcanoes?
lava.
What kind of magma does Yellowstone have?
The magma is primarily granitic/rhyolitic, but there are occasional basaltic lava flows.
What is the name of how lava flows?
Lava flow
What ate the differences between pahoehoe and Aa what kind of eruption produces these types of lava?
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.
Is popocatepetl lava low silics or high silica?
caca
What type of eruption does Popocatepetl have?
it is a stratovolcano i think i heard somewhere ash, but in other places lava, so idk pyrosomething flows come out of it... The flows are fast-moving currents of hot gas, and rock... i hope that helps!!!
The lava flows of hawii are an example of what kind of rock?
igneous rock
Is a volcanoes lava faster than a cheetah?
The kind that flows - no. The kind that gets blasted into the air - can be.
What kind of lava does Haleakala have?
it has aa lava, so it is not fluid like, but still basaltic.
What type of lava does mount Cleveland have?
Mout Clevelands recent eruptions have been explosive, producing clouds of ash rather than lava flows. This kind of activity may be accompanied by blocky lava flows.
What are lava flows on a volcano?
A lava flow is where lava flows down the side of a volcano.
Opening where the lava flows?
the opening where the lava flows is call a vent
What kind of lava flows result from low water and low silica?
thin magma
When lava flows and cools on Earth's surface it forms what kind of rock?
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidificatio of magma or lava.
Molten material that flows from volcanoes?
lava.
What kind of magma does Yellowstone have?
The magma is primarily granitic/rhyolitic, but there are occasional basaltic lava flows.
