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​Major Types of Volcanoes
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A shield volcano is a shield-shaped body formed by the overflow of low-viscosity magma from a central or lateral vent, which flows down the slope of the volcano and forms a broad dome-like gentle slope. A volcano composed mainly of basalt.

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The cone volcano is a truncated cone, with a well-preserved upper crater. On some of the major cones, Parasitic cones have developed. It is mostly composed of basalt and andesite.

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A stratovolcano is a volcano composed of more than two simple types of volcanic bodies, most of which are beautiful and symmetrical cones in appearance. It is mostly composed of andesite and rhyolite volcanic rocks.

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Volcanic eruptions are large volcanoes of roughly circular or nearly circular shape with a central caldera developing. It is mainly composed of intermediate acid and acid volcanic rocks. The types of volcanic formations are complex and diverse, with the explosive ignimbrite being the most developed.

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A dome-shaped volcano is a volcano with a cone-like dome that overflows with extremely viscous lava that clogs up in the crater and accumulates and expands to form a dome-like shape. It is mainly composed of dacite and vadose rock.

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