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USGS CMG InfoBank Geology School: composite volcano Skip navigational links Search InfoBank     Dictionaries: The USGS and Science Education   USGS Fact Sheets   Topics   Keywords   Data Dictionary   Metadata Dictionary   Computer Terminology   Digital Formats InfoBank Terms: Activity ID   activity overview   crew   formal metadata   lines   metadata   NGDC   port stops   project/theme   region   ship   stations   time   virtual globe   year   Data Types: bathymetry   geodetic positioning   gravity   ground penetrating radar   imagery   LIDAR   magnetics   metering equipment   navigation   samples   seismic   definitions disclaimer   Data Formats: ARC coverage   E00   FGDC metadata   gridded/image   imaging   material   scattered/swath   Shapefile   vector/polygon       Title Comment Keywords Volcanism 30 minutes / n.a. volcano, eruption, magma, lava, vent, "volcanic ash", temperature, gas, viscosity, "shield volcano", pumice, dome, "composite volcano", "plate tectonics" Composite Volcanoes 06:45 - 07:19 (00:34) / 0.6 MB volcano, "composite volcano", eruption, "lava flow", "convergent plate", "Pacific Ocean", "oceanic hot spot", "divergent plate", flow Andesitic Lavas Cause Explosive Eruptions 08:40 - 09:34 (00:54) / 1.2 MB "James Sadd", eruption, "composite volcano", "lava flow", basalt, andesite, silica, temperature, viscosity, magma, gas, pressure, "volcanic ash", pumice Two Types of Lava 09:51 - 11:10 (01:19) / 3.4 MB viscosity, "lava flow", eruption, Hawaii, gas, pahoehoe, aa, "lava tube", temperature, "shield volcano", "composite volcano", vent Cinder Cones 11:10 - 11:51 (00:41) / 0.9 MB "James Sadd", volcano, "cinder cone", cinder, "composite volcano", "shield volcano", "volcanic ash", "lava flow", eruption Volcanic Domes 14:07 - 14:44 (00:37) / 1.3 MB "volcanic dome", "composite volcano", "Mount Saint Helens", eruption, crater, dome, "volcanic ash" Geology School Keywords Skip footer navigational links InfoBank   Menlo Park & Santa Cruz Centers   St. Petersburg Center   Woods Hole Center   Coastal and Marine Geology Program   Geologic Information   Ask-A-Geologist   USGS Disclaimer

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