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ERUPTION DYNAMICS
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VOLCANIC LANDFORMS
Volcano types
Scoria cones

Shield volcanoes
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Calderas
Lava domes
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ERUPTION PRODUCTS
Lava flow types
Flow features
Lava and water
Tephra
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Lahars
Volcanic gases
Climate effects

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ERUPTION TYPES
Fissure
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Strombolian
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Plinian
Hydrovolcanic
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HISTORICAL ERUPTIONS
Mt. Pelée
Mt. St. Helens
Lake Nyos
Nevado del Ruiz
Paricutin
Krakatau

Santorini
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VOLCANISM ON OTHER WORLDS
Moon
Mars
Venus
Io
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