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By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide to Geology since 1997

The Eight Volcano Types

Saturday April 12, 2008
volcanoAfter getting a few more photos in the field, I'm ready to present this gallery of the basic types of volcanoes found on land. It appears that there are eight basic volcano structures to be found on land, on Earth. There are others under the sea and on other planets, but you aren't likely to come upon one.
Lava dome — Geology Guide photo

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