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This website is an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. ... IMAGES: This website contains over 400 images. Click on each to view a larger version with an expanded description. For a discussion on the use of these images, see Use of material. ... ERUPTION TYPES; Fissure;
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www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
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Flood or Plateau Basalt (subtype of Fissure Volcanoes) ... Fissure volcanoes (or linear volcanoes) erupt from giant cracks (fissures) that open in the ground and expel vast quantities of extremely fluid lava (basalt) that spread far and wide to form huge pools that can cover almost everything around.
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whatonearth.olehnielsen.dk/volcanoes.asp
whatonearth.olehnielsen.dk/volcanoes.asp
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While those types of volcanoes do indeed exist, they represent only one; "species" in a veritable zoo of volcano shapes and sizes. Composite Volcanoes; Shield Volcanoes; Cinder Cones; Fissure Volcano; Fissure volcanoes have no central crater at all.
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www.dnr.sc.gov/geology/images/Volcanoes-pg.pdf
www.dnr.sc.gov/geology/images/Volcanoes-pg.pdf
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What are volcanoes? ... Types of volcanoes ... The fissure volcano:
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mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/volcano.htm
mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll125/en/volcano.htm
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The radial fissure vents of Hawaiian volcanoes produce “curtains of fire” as lava fountains erupt along a portion of a fissure. These vents produce low ramparts of basaltic spatter on both sides of the fissure.
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/632130/volcano/24472...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/632130/volcano/24472/Fissure-vents
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Volcano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. The word volcano is derived from the name of Vulcano is...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano
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July 2006 Eruption; On 14 July 2006 at 2330 hr a fissure opened on the E flank of the Southeast Crater. Two vents along the fissure produced a lava flow which spread 3 km E to the Valle del Bove. The eruption ended on 24 July. ... World Volcanoes...
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www.volcanolive.com/etna.html
www.volcanolive.com/etna.html
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DESCRIPTION: Canary Islands Volcanoes and Volcanics, Spain ... Volcanism in the region is largely caused by hotspots in oceanic crust, and the region has the highest proportion of fissure vent volcanoes (as primary features).
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vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CanaryIslands/description_...
vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CanaryIslands/description_canary_islands_volcanics.html
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DESCRIPTION: Cape Verde Volcanoes and Volcanics ... Volcanism in the region is largely caused by hotspots in oceanic crust, and the region has the highest proportion of fissure vent volcanoes (as primary features).
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vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CapeVerdeIslands/descripti...
vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CapeVerdeIslands/description_cape_verde_volcanics.html
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