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EXTRUSIVE
FELSIC
CLASSIFY this rock as Intrusive or Extrusive, MAFIC OR FELSIC.
EXTRUSIVE
MAFIC
OBSIDIAN
CLASSIFY this rock as Intrusive or Extrusive, MAFIC OR FELSIC.
INTRUSIVE
FELSIC
GRANITE
TYPES OF VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS
STROMBOLIAN
They are named for the Italian
volcano Stromboli.
trombolian eruptions are relatively
mild blasts.
Strombolian eruptions consist of
ejection of incandescent cinder,
lapilli, and lava bombs, to altitudes
of tens to a few hundreds of metres.
EXAMPLE: IRAZU VOLCANO IN
COSTA RICA
PLINIAN
Plinian
eruptions are named for the
famous Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder.
He died during an eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Plinianeruptions are large, violent, and
highly dangerous explosive events.
Examples: Mt. Pinatubo in Zambales, Mt.
Vesuvius in Italy.
PLINIAN
PHREATOMAGMATIC