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Complex Volcano

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A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or volcanic complex, is a mixed landform made up of related volcanic centers together with their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock. Such structures develop as a volcano eruptive style shifts or its main vent migrates over time; a stratovolcano, for instance, may build a large caldera that later fills with a lava dome, or it may produce several smaller cinder cones, lava domes, and craters strung along the caldera rim.

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  • Caused By: Volcanism, Lead
    A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock.
  • In Discipline: Volcanology, Lead paragraph
    A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock.
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