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Volcanologists call these "strato-" or composite volcanoes because they consist of layers of solid lava flows mixed with layers of sand- or gravel-like volcanic rock called cinders or ... craters at their summits. [ Types of Volcanoes page 1 / page 2 ] [ Types of Lava ] [ Sizes of Eruptions ] [ Volcano Eruption Animations ] [ References ] [ PBL Model ] [ Home ] [ Teacher Pages ] [ Modules & Activities ...
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Narrative of Mount Saint Helens
Mount St. Helens' true nature--it was a volcano. Lava flows and multiple layers of ash (powdered volcanic rock) lay everywhere under the carpet of trees ... watched the mountain closely. Small earthquakes accompanied the bursts and indicated the intrusion of fresh lava into the heart of the mountain. Enormous cracks appeared in the summit and sides of ...
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Only in caves or within lava flows does groundwater occur this way. Instead, groundwater is usually held in ... soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. The speed at which groundwater flows depends on the size of the spaces in the soil or ... rather than gravity that makes water move. In this case, water flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.) Just ...
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Nature & Co New Zealand - Physical geography of Auckland: Presentation
Crater), and lava flows (the Bombay Hills). Of all the islands within the inner Hauraki Gulf, volcanic Rangitoto is the most distinctive, with its broad, gently-sloping flanks (composed of lava flows) surrounding a ...
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natureandco.com - Nature and Outdoor Activities in Egmont National Park
Dieffenbach's Cliffs and Humphries Castle. Several tracks lead into the Pouakai Range, with ...
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U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Myrica faya, a native of islands in the eastern Atlantic, has invaded young, nitrogen-poor lava flows and ash deposits on the slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Because it fixes ...
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Natureandco.com - National Parks of New Zealand - Egmont National Park
Mt Taranaki is made of andesitic lava, like the volcanoes of Tongariro National Park. The rocks are a mixture of solid pyroclastic rocks (tephra), ashes, and lava flows, which lack cohesion and are easily carved by erosion. The softer deposits are dug into gullies and valleys, while the more resistant lava flows form the protruding ...
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Natureandco.com - Tramping in New Zealand - The Tongariro Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing takes the tramper right through the middle of the mountain ...
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Beavers use sticks. Some dams are formed by landslides or lava flows. All have the characteristic of altering the local environment. Yet dams created by humans are ...
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O. and Rose, W. I., 2002, The thermal stealth flows of Santiaguito: implications for the cooling and emplacement of dacitic block lava flows, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 114: 533-546. Bluth, ... and J W Vallance, 2004, Numerical Modeling of geophysical granular flows: 2. Computer simulations of plinian clouds and pyroclastic flows and surges, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 5 (8) ISSN; 1525-2027. ...
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