Mount Pelée lies on a convergent plate boundary, where the Caribbean Plate is being subducted beneath the North American Plate. This subduction zone lies in the Lesser Antilles island arc in the eastern Caribbean.
Mount Pelee is a stratovolcano, which is a type of cone-shaped volcano built from many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. It is not a pipe, vent, or crater, although it does have a central vent that allows magma to reach the surface during eruptions.
A reverse fault occurs when rock above the fault moves upward at the fault line. This type of fault is associated with compressional stress where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. Reverse faults are common in regions undergoing compression, such as convergent plate boundaries.
A transform fault is a general term to describe a plate boundary where the lithosphere is not destroyed or created. A transverse fault is a type of transform fault also known as a strike-slip fault.
Mount Pelée formed in a subduction zone tectonic setting. This is where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another, creating intense pressure and heat that can lead to volcanic activity.
A strike-slip fault has a shearing force, where the two blocks on either side of the fault move horizontally past each other. This type of fault is characterized by lateral movement along the fault line caused by horizontal forces.
Mt. Pelee is a stratovolcano
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it is a composite (or strato) volcano
It is a strato volcano, also known as a composite volcano.
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Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is known for frequent effusive eruptions that involve the slow flow of lava. However, it can also experience explosive eruptions that produce ash plumes and pyroclastic flows. The type of eruption can vary depending on the specific conditions and activity of the volcano.
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Divergent plate boundary.
Mount Pelee is known for its explosive eruptions due to the high viscosity of its lava, which traps gas until pressure builds up and causes explosive eruptions. This type of eruption can result in a devastating pyroclastic flow that travels down the volcano at high speeds, as was seen during the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee.
Mt. Pelee is a stratovolcano.
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The fault type is a normal fault, called the Spirit Lake Fault, and it runs approximately 9 miles to the north of Mount St. Helens.