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Mt. Vesuvius is a stratovolcano because it results from the subduction of the African plate under the Eurasian plate. As the plate subducts, the subducted crust turns to magma that eventually rises to the surface in the form of a stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes like Mt. Vesuvius tend to be mildly explosive due to the andositic rock that they form from. Andositic lava is more gaseous than basalt, making it more explosive than shield volcanoes like Hawaii. However, the lava that powers Vesuvius is much less gaseous and explosive than the rhyolite that triggers some of the world's largest eruptions.
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What type of valcano is Mount Vesuvius?
Mt Vesuvius is a type of Stratovolcano which is extinct.
Is Mt Fujiyama a shield volcano?
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano. (Also known as a composite volcano.)
What type of volcano is mt saint hellen?
yes
What type of volcano is mt unzen?
Mt Unzen is a cluster of several strato volcanoes.
The Italian city of Pompeii was buried by which volcano?
Mt. Vesuvius was the volcano that destroyed Pompeii
What is Mt Vesuvius shape?
Mt Vesuvius is a strato volcano.
What type of eruption did Mt Vesuvius have?
mt vesuvius killed alot of people it is strato volcano so it's a real big eruption
What type of valcano is Mount Vesuvius?
Mt Vesuvius is a type of Stratovolcano which is extinct.
Is Mount Vesuvius a strato volcano?
yes
What kind of volcano is Mt Krakatoa?
It is a Strato Volcano.
Is mount Unzen a shield volcano or an strato volcano?
Mt. Unzen is a composite volcano, also known as a strato volcano.
What was Mt vesuvius?
Mt. Vesuvius is a Volcano that is in Italy.
Is Mt Fujiyama a shield volcano?
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano. (Also known as a composite volcano.)
What kind of volcano is mt mazama?
Mt. Mazama is a composite cone or sometimes called a strato volcano
What type of volcano is mt saint hellen?
yes
Where is Mt Hood?
That strato-volcano is in Northern Oregon about 50 miles from Portland.
Which volcano is dormant?
mt vesuvius
