Lava Dome Volcano
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Viscous magma that is made from dacite or rhyolite forms into lava domes. Viscous lava does not flow easily and cools and crystalizes before it goes very far from a vent. They can be made up of more than one lava flow.
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1. USGS Volcano Photo Glossary - http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html
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