This is a view of the Newberry Shield Volcano way off in the distance. A shield volcano is one that oozes large amounts of runny basaltic lava over a very long period of time. This creates a gently sloping mass of stacked basalt flows and cinder cones. These volcanoes are not typically explosive. The Hawaiian islands are also shield volcanoes.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Newberry Shield Volcano
This is a view of the Newberry Shield Volcano way off in the distance. A shield volcano is one that oozes large amounts of runny basaltic lava over a very long period of time. This creates a gently sloping mass of stacked basalt flows and cinder cones. These volcanoes are not typically explosive. The Hawaiian islands are also shield volcanoes.
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