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Why basalt magma caused Rangitoto Island to have a shield shape?
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∙ 11y ago
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What kind of rock is found in a shield volcano?
Shield volcanoes are made primarily of basalt.
What slopes does a shield volcano have?
very broad volcanoes with gentle slopes formed by basalt lava flow are what shield volcano slopes have
What type of volcano is characterized by low silica magma and relatively nonviolent eruptions?
flood basalt, lava dome, and shield volcanoes do.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows.?
it is a shield volcano
What type of volcano is Rangitoto Island?
It is a shield volcano.
What type of volcano is rangitoto?
It is a shield volcano
Why is rangitoto a shield volcano?
because it has a dome shape
What kind of rock is found in a shield volcano?
Shield volcanoes are made primarily of basalt.
Is basalt mountain a volcano in basalt Colorado?
Yes, Basalt Mountain is an ancient shield volcano and is no longer active. The cliffs facing town are evidence of a post-tertiary age collapse of the dome and expose the many layered flows indicative of shield volcanos.
How old is Mt Ruapehu?
Assuming you mean Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki region (there is another one in the Marlborough Sounds) . This last erupted as a pair of eruptions about 550 and 600 years ago. Human footprints have been found preserved in the ash deposits on the adjacent Motutapu Island. Rangitoto is a classic shield volcano, with a widespread, shallow angle, lava flow. Though there are some scoria cones.
What slopes does a shield volcano have?
very broad volcanoes with gentle slopes formed by basalt lava flow are what shield volcano slopes have
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava?
shield volcano
Where would you expect to find lava solidifying into basalt?
You would expect to find lava solidifying into basalt on the flanks of a volcano, most likely a shield volcano.
What type of volcano is characterized by low silica magma and relatively nonviolent eruptions?
flood basalt, lava dome, and shield volcanoes do.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows.?
it is a shield volcano
