Shield Dome- Largest Cinder Cone

High in Iron and Magnesium Basaltic lava dark Low in Silica Non-violent eruptions Broad shape wide base with gently sloping sides largest area of land covered Pahoehoe lava 50 km wide, 9 km high Dark in color Short violent High in gas Basaltic tephra Quick eruptions Usually only erupt once Smallest type of volcano These form around other large volcanoes .5 wide, .3 km high

Composite Steepest
(Stratovolcanoes) Steep sided with alternating layers of lave and tephra High in silica and gas Violent eruptions of ash and gas form tephra layer explosive Quieter eruptions form lava layer High viscosity (resistance to flow) 3 km high Pyroclastic flow Steep sides and tall 6 km wide, 3 km high