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Volcanoes of Mexico

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Andesite :

Magma of intermediate composition of silica, a common product of eruptions from stratovolcanoes.

Basalt :

Magma of a low silica composition has a low viscosity and usually is emplaced in lava flows or as scoria.

Dacite :

Magma of a composition higher in silica, between andesite and rhyolite.

Debris avalanche :

Large collapse event which produces an extensive deposit, often characterized by hummock-shaped hillocks. Occur from most likely all stratovolcanoes, due to their inherent instability.

Holocene :

The time period since the end of the last glaciation (11,700 years ago to present).

Lahar :

Mudflow with the remobilization of active volcanic pyroclastic deposits. Can be hot if occurring during or soon after the eruption.

Maar :

Explosive crater surrounded by a ring-shaped deposit or tuff ring of pyroclasts. Form due to phreatomagmatic interactions, often in basins with extensive aquifers.

Monogenetic field or Distributed volcanism :

Region featuring the evolution...

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Varley, N. (2018). Volcanoes of Mexico. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_477-3

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