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1 Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes Stratovolcanoes Cinder Cones

2 Shield Volcanoes (e.g. Mauna Loa)  Huge structures, in both volume and height  Built of very fluid basaltic lavas --> gently sloping sides

3 Hawaiian lava flows  Pahoehoe flows - smooth, ropy surface  Aa flows - rough, jagged surface

4 Stratovolcanoes (e.g. Mt. Shasta)  Large volcanoes, particularly in height  Built of more viscous lava flows and pyroclastic debris --> steeper slopes

5 South Sister, Oregon Cascades

6 Lava Bomb - South Sister, Oregon Cascades

7 Mount Rainier, Washington

8 Cinder Cones (e.g. Wizard Island)  Relatively small volcanoes  Built primarily of pyroclastic debris --> steepest slopes (at angle of repose)

9 Schonchin Butte, Lava Beds National Monument, CA


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