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What type of magma does mount shasta have?
Basalts and Andesites
What type of volcano is Mount Shasta?
mount shasta is a stratovolcano
What type of cone does mount shasta have?
Mount Shasta as formed a composite cone.
Witch type of volcano is Mount shasta?
Mount Shasta is a composite volcano, (also called a stratovolcano).
What type of plate surrounds Mount Shasta?
Mount Shasta is inside the western end of the North American continental plate, west of it under the Pacific ocean the Pacific oceanic plate is subducting under the North American continental plate. Deep under the North American continental plate friction with the descending Pacific oceanic plate, melts rock in the contact zone which feeds the magma supply of Mount Shasta. As the magma surfaces trapped ocean water flashes to steam producing explosive lava.
What type of magma does mount Pinatubo have?
Mount Pinatubo primarily erupts dacitic magma.
Is Mount Shasta a shield volcano?
No. Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano.
What is the activity level of mount shasta?
Mount Shasta is dormant
How are Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen alike?
how are Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak alike? Both Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak are dormant volcanoes.
Which is colder mount shasta or mount Whitney?
i think it is mount Shasta because when i look at mount Shasta i mostly see snow!:) Hope i helped
Why is Mount Shasta famous?
mount shasta is famous for its twin peaks
What type of magma is produced by mount Bromo?
The type of magma that is produced by Mount Bromo is felsic. In addition, it has high levels of silica and low levels of mafic magma.
