types of eruption 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Gabi ChaseCreated on: 27-04-14 17:43 example of hawaiin eruption mauna loa 1950 or kilkauea iki crater eruption 1959 1 of 22 what happens? molten incadescent lava spurted from a fissure on volcanoes rift zone and feeds lava streams that flow downslope 2 of 22 characteristics central fountain of fiery lava spurted out to a height of several hundred ft 3 of 22 example of strombolian irazu volcanoe, costa rica, 1965 4 of 22 what happens? huge clots of motlen lava burst from summit crater to form luminous arcs 5 of 22 example of vulcanian paricutin, mexico 1947 6 of 22 what happens? dense cloud of ash-laden gas explodes from the crater and rises high above its peak 7 of 22 example of vesuvian eruption mt vesuvius AD.79 8 of 22 characteristics ash-laden gas violently dicharged into cauliflower shaped cloud 9 of 22 example of pelean mayon volcano, phillipines, 1968 10 of 22 characteristics incandescent lava fragments, gas, dust and glowing avalanches 11 of 22 plinian pinatubo, phillipines, 1991 12 of 22 characteristics sends ash and volcanic gas tends of miles, resulting ash fallout effects large areas 13 of 22 how thick are dykes and sills? 1-20m, shallow features, 14 of 22 example of a sill dalisades sill in US, exposed 80km along westbank of the Hudson river 15 of 22 how big is the palisades sill? 300m thick 16 of 22 example of batholith sierra nevada batholith, continuous granitic structure 17 of 22 example of laccolith exposed to form a small range of hills in Eildon Hills, Scottish border 18 of 22 example of a fumarole solftara , italy 19 of 22 example of solftara bay of naples, italy 20 of 22 example of geyser old faithful, yellowstone national park 21 of 22 example of hot spring pamukkale, turkey, dissolved salts from the hot water are laid down in spectacular calcium carbonate deposits 22 of 22
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