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Monday, 1 November 2021

Science - Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand Volcano

What is its name?
- Mount Ruapehu

Where is it?
- North Island, New Zealand in Tongariro

Is it extinct?
= No

Dormant or active?
- Active

What type of Volcano is it?
- Stratovolcano (composite cone volcano)

How are these types formed?
- An eruption of highly viscous (very sticky) magma tends to produce steep-sided volvanos with slopes around 30–35°.

Diagram?


Engineering geology model of the Crater Lake outlet, Mt. Ruapehu, New  Zealand, to inform rim breakout hazard - ScienceDirect


Types of rock around volcano?
- Volcanic rock andesite









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