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Principal Types of Volcanoes

Source: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey

Cinder Cones

Composite Volcanoes

Shield Volcanoes

Lava Domes

Submarine Volcanoes

Geologists generally group volcanoes into four main kinds—cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and lava domes.


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