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Contents of 4.3 Where do igneous rocks appear in a landscape?

4.3 Where do igneous rocks appear in a landscape?

Composite volcano

Types of volcanoes

Dome complexes

Composite volcano: modest size, steep profile. Basalt to rhyolitic lavas interbedded with pyroclastics. Infrequent eruptions

Dome complexes: modest size, overlapping domes. Dacitic to rhyolitic lavas.

Fig 4.14 (bottom)