Composite Volcano 1
Composite Volcano 1 : A steep-sided volcano built by lava flows and tephra deposits. (Teacher's Packet). A steep-sided volcano composed of many layers of volcanic rocks, usually of high-viscosity lava and fragmented debris such as lahar and pyroclastic deposits. (Brantley, 1994). Composite volcanoes erupt episodically over tens to hundreds of thousand of years and can display a wide range of eruption styles. See also: Monogenetic volcanoes. (Walder, et.al., 1999). Also called: Stratovolcano
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