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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 109. Chapters: Volcano, Orogeny, Subduction, Obduction, Seafloor spreading, Diagenesis, Types of volcanic eruptions, Sediment transport, Crystallization, Fold, Ore genesis, Causes of landslides, Geothermal gradient, Thermohaline circulation, Vegetation and slope stability, Longshore drift, Rock cycle, Igneous differentiation, Metamorphism, Mountain formation, Mid-ocean ridge, Shear zone, Aeolian processes, Exfoliation joint, Vaalbara, Phreatomagmatic eruption, Sabkha, Avulsion, Metasomatism, Salt tectonics, Oblique foliation, Permineralization, Hydrothermal circulation, Diapir, Denudation, River bifurcation, Case hardening of rocks, Saltation, Epeirogenic movement, Dabbahu Volcano, Fold and thrust belt, ESEU, Cuspate foreland, Marine transgression, Compaction simulation, Rejuvenation, Aggradation, Blowout, Downcutting, Tension, Iron catastrophe, Spheroidal weathering, Deposition, Degradation, Hydraulic action, Panhole, Mount Alayta, Attrition, Baer's law, Submersion, Stoping, Toreva block, Halothermal circulation, Gravitational erosion, East Tasman Plateau, Biogenic substance, River channel migration, Metamorphic reaction, Sandplain, Recrystallization, Wall rock, Slab window, Accretion, Propylitic alteration, Lithospheric drip, Iron cycle, Wave pounding, Tidal scour. Excerpt: During a volcanic eruption, lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and blocks), and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure. Several types of volcanic eruptions have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of behavior has been observed. Some volcanoes may exhibit only one characteristic type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may display an entire sequence of types all in one eruptive series. There are three different metatypes of eruptions. The most well-obs...
