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Mount Pinatubo does not produce lava flows. When it erupts it produces large ash clouds and pyroclastic flows.

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Does mt Pinatubo's lava flow violently or quietly?

Mount Pinatubo erupt violently, but does not produce lava flows. It creates massive clouds of ash and pumice.


When Mount Pinatubo erupted it caused lava flow?

No. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a highly explosive Plinian eruption. Instead of lava flows it produced a massive column of ash and pyroclastic flows.


Does Mount Pinatubo have AAA lava?

No. Pinatubo tends to produce ash and pumice rather than lava flows. A'a is a textural variety of basaltic lava. Pinatubo in recent history has erupted dacitic material, which is far more viscous.


How hot was the lava in mount Pinatubo?

Mt Pinatubo is a composite volcano and the lava is primarily dacitic making it explosive and highly viscous. Dacite would likely erupt at about 800 degrees Celsius.


How are lava tube caves and mount Pinatubo the same?

They both depend on eruptions for their formation but lava tubes form only in large flows of low-viscosity, basaltic,lava. I don't know if this applies to Mt. Pinatubo.


Is mount Pinatubo a fold mountain?

No, Mount Pinatubo is not a fold mountain. It is an active stratovolcano located in the Philippines. Stratovolcanoes are formed by layers of hardened lava, ash, and rock fragments, while fold mountains are created by the folding of the Earth's crust.


Is Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines a fold or block mountain?

mt. Pinatubo is a fold mountain-mitzie...(Philippines)


Does mount hoods lava flow hard or light?

Mount Hood has a few steam events, but has not had a lava flow in almost two centuries.


Mount Pinatubo in Philippines is what type of volcano?

Mount Pinatubo is a stratovolcano, which is characterized by having a tall, conical shape with steep sides. Stratovolcanoes like Pinatubo typically have explosive eruptions and are associated with magma that is high in silica content, resulting in thick and viscous lava flows.


What kind of volcano is Mount Pinatubo?

Mount Pinatubo is a stratovolcano


Is mount Pinatubo in Italy?

No, Mount Pinatubo is not in Italy. It is actually located in the Philippines. In 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted in one of the largest volcanic events of the 20th century.


How tall is mount Pinatubo?

Mount Pinatubo is 4,872 feet tall