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Vulcanian
Vulcanian, a. (n.) (vʌlˈkeɪnɪən) Also 7 -ean. [f. L. Vulcāni-us, f. Vulcān-us Vulcan n. Cf. F. vulcanien.] 1. a. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, Vulcan.1602 F. Herring tr. Oberndorffer's Anat. 5 They reiect incomparable Galens learned Commentarie.., hauing found thorow Parac...
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Karymsky (volcano)
Historical eruptions have been vulcanian or vulcanian-strombolian with moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows from the summit crater.
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volcanian
volˈcanian, a. rare. [f. volcan-o n. + -ian. Cf. vulcanian a.] Of or pertaining to, resembling that of, a volcano.1820 Keats Lamia i. 155 A deep volcanian yellow took the place Of all her milder-mooned body's grace. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuv. viii. 203 This safety-valve for the volcanian pressure.
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Vulcanian eruption
Mercalli described Vulcanian eruptions as "...Explosions like cannon fire at irregular intervals..." Characteristics
Vulcanian eruptions display several common characteristics.
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Vulcano
As a result, vulcanian eruptions are based on his description. A typical vulcanian eruption can hurl blocks of solid material several hundreds of metres from the vent.
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Peléan
Peléan, a. Geol. (pɪˈleɪən) Also Peléean, Pelean, and with small initial letter. [f. the name of Mount Pelée, a volcano on the island of Martinique, W. Indies, which erupted in this way in 1902: see -an.] Of, pertaining to, or designating a type of volcanic eruption characterized by the lateral emis...
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Kadovar
The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory described "mild vulcanian activity from a vent at the southeast base of the cumulodome" and that "a fissure may be
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Langila
Volcanic activity at Langila consists of Strombo-Vulcanian and Vulcanian eruptions and lava flows.
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Mount Yasur
Its eruptions, which often occur several times an hour, are classified as Strombolian or Vulcanian.
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Picos Volcanic Fissural System
The second eruption, which started on 19 October 1652, resulted in the formation of three Trachyte domes and involved explosive phases of Vulcanian eruptions
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San Benedicto rock wren
By around 8:45, ejecta were thrown up for several km in a severe vulcanian eruption of magnitude 3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale; pyroclastic
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Cerro Negro
The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) was recorded at 2 out of 8, classifying the eruption as Strombolian/Vulcanian. The VEI was also recorded at 2 (Strombolian/Vulcanian), and the tephra volume was 8.6 x 106 m3.
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Peléan eruption
They can occur when viscous magma, typically of rhyolitic or andesitic type, is involved, and share some similarities with Vulcanian eruptions. The tephra deposits have lower volume and range than the corresponding Plinian and Vulcanian eruptions.
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Types of volcanic eruptions
Vulcanian
Vulcanian eruptions are a type of volcanic eruption named after the volcano Vulcano. Volcanoes that have exhibited Vulcanian activity include:
Sakurajima, Japan has been the site of Vulcanian activity near-continuously since 1955.
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Giuseppe Mercalli
His descriptions of these eruptions became the basis for two indices of the Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1 – Strombolian eruption, and 2 – Vulcanian eruption
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