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Mount Shasta primarily produces andesitic lava, which is a type of intermediate lava characterized by a medium viscosity and silica content. This type of lava typically results in eruptions that produce a combination of lava flows and explosive eruptions.
Pahoehoe lava is typically produced during effusive, non-explosive eruptions that have low viscosity and high temperatures. These types of eruptions are commonly associated with shield volcanoes, where the lava flows smoothly and forms a ropey or wrinkled surface as it cools.
A basaltic lava eruption that is low in silica tends to produce effusive eruptions. These eruptions are characterized by relatively gentle and steady flows of lava, rather than explosive eruptions with ash and pyroclastic material. Basaltic lava flows easily due to its low viscosity, allowing it to travel long distances before cooling.
A shield volcano is a type of volcano that covers a wide area and generally results from a quiet lava eruption. This type of volcano has a broad, domed shape with gentle slopes due to the flowing lava spreading out widely over time. Examples include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands.
During a quiet eruption, lava flows slowly and can set fire to vegetation or structures in its path before eventually burying them. This type of eruption typically does not involve explosive activity like ash clouds or pyroclastic flows.
Mount Shasta primarily produces andesitic lava, which is a type of intermediate lava characterized by a medium viscosity and silica content. This type of lava typically results in eruptions that produce a combination of lava flows and explosive eruptions.
Pahoehoe lava is typically produced during effusive, non-explosive eruptions that have low viscosity and high temperatures. These types of eruptions are commonly associated with shield volcanoes, where the lava flows smoothly and forms a ropey or wrinkled surface as it cools.
The differences are that Pahoehoe produces fast moving lava; Aa produces slower moving lava. The kind of eruption that produces these types of lava is a quiet eruption.
Pahoehoe is hot, fast-moving lava that has a low viscosity. AA lava has a cooler temperature and moves more slowly. Quiet eruptions are the type that produce these two types of lava.
A basaltic lava eruption that is low in silica tends to produce effusive eruptions. These eruptions are characterized by relatively gentle and steady flows of lava, rather than explosive eruptions with ash and pyroclastic material. Basaltic lava flows easily due to its low viscosity, allowing it to travel long distances before cooling.
It was a quiet eruption and it was low in silica
A shield volcano is a type of volcano that covers a wide area and generally results from a quiet lava eruption. This type of volcano has a broad, domed shape with gentle slopes due to the flowing lava spreading out widely over time. Examples include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands.
Lava flows of pahoehoe and aa indicate that the eruption was effusive ("quiet") rather than explosive, or only very mildly explosive.
During a quiet eruption, lava flows slowly and can set fire to vegetation or structures in its path before eventually burying them. This type of eruption typically does not involve explosive activity like ash clouds or pyroclastic flows.
No. Lava flow in a volcanic eruption is a factor of the temperature, chemistry, and amount of trapped gas in the lava. Highly viscous, felsic, gas charged magmas tend to explode upon eruption. Low viscosity, basaltic magmas tend to flow upon eruption.
The amount of lava that comes out of a volcano can vary greatly depending on the eruption type and size of the volcano. In general, volcanoes can produce anywhere from a few cubic meters to millions of cubic meters of lava during an eruption. Some eruptions, such as those from shield volcanoes, can produce lava flows that extend for tens of kilometers.
Eyjafjallajökull Volcano produces basaltic and andesitic lava. The eruption in 2010 resulted in the release of both types of lava, creating a mix of volcanic products.