Composite volcanoes
No. Pahoehoe forms basalt.
That depends on the chemistry of magma the volcano erupts - Basalt, andesite, rhyolite etc. but Generically the rock coming out of a volcano is called lava rock (pahoehoe or aa) but one can also get pumice or ignimbrites.
When volcano lava cools at the surface, it may form different features such as lava rock formations like basalt columns, lava tubes, and aa or pahoehoe lava flows. These features depend on the cooling rate and composition of the lava.
When lava cools at the top of a volcano, it forms igneous rocks such as basalt or andesite. These rocks can sometimes create formations like lava domes or hardened lava flows.
the cycle of the rock is that firstly it is igneous rock which is formed under a volcano, the it is sedimentary rock e.g. limestone then that transforms into metamorphic rock which is marble or slate.
No. Pahoehoe forms basalt.
Yes, Basalt Mountain is an ancient shield volcano and is no longer active.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.
That depends on the chemistry of magma the volcano erupts - Basalt, andesite, rhyolite etc. but Generically the rock coming out of a volcano is called lava rock (pahoehoe or aa) but one can also get pumice or ignimbrites.
When volcano lava cools at the surface, it may form different features such as lava rock formations like basalt columns, lava tubes, and aa or pahoehoe lava flows. These features depend on the cooling rate and composition of the lava.
That depends on the chemistry of magma the volcano erupts - Basalt, andesite, rhyolite etc. but Generically the rock coming out of a volcano is called lava rock (pahoehoe or aa) but one can also get pumice or ignimbrites.
When lava cools at the top of a volcano, it forms igneous rocks such as basalt or andesite. These rocks can sometimes create formations like lava domes or hardened lava flows.
The explorer found a basalt inside of a volcano.
the cycle of the rock is that firstly it is igneous rock which is formed under a volcano, the it is sedimentary rock e.g. limestone then that transforms into metamorphic rock which is marble or slate.
Basalt formations can be massive, encompassing many square miles. The mineral crystals which make up basalt require magnification to see.
A flood basalt is not a volcano in and of itself. It is a large rock formation created by an extended period of intense volcanic activity.
Because of the large basalt rock formations in the area. These are extrusive volcanic flows (lava) from the early Tertiary Age,
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