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    Types of volcanic eruptions Volcanoes erupt differently.They are generally classified as wet or dry depending on the magma’s water content. Volcanoes are described according to the style of eruption as follows:

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    Catherine Rose V.

    Alferez IXMahogany
    Types of Volcanic Eruptions

    Volcanoes erupt differently.They are


    generally classified as wet or dry
    depending on the magmas water
    content. Volcanoes are described
    according to the style of eruption as
    follows:
    a. Phreatic or hydrothermal
    -is a stream-driven eruption as the hot rocks come in contact with
    water. It is short-lived, characterized by ash columns but may be an
    onset for of a larger eruption.
    E.g., Phreatic or Hydrothermal eruption of Taal Volcano

    b. Phreatomagmatic
    -is a violent eruption due to the contact
    between water and magma. As a result, a
    large column of very fine ash and high-speed
    and sideway emission of pyroclastics called
    base surges are observed.
    E.g., Phreatomagmatic Eruption of Kavachi
    Volcano

    c. Strombolian
    -a periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava, just
    like the Irazu Volcano in Costa Rica.
    E.g., Strombolian Eruption of Hawaii Volcano

    d. Vulcanian
    -characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up to 20 km high
    with pyroclastic flow and ashfall tephra like that of Paricutin Volcano in
    Mexico.
    E.g., Vulcanian Eruption of Sakurajima Volcano

    e. Plinian
    -excessively explosive type of eruption of gas
    and pyroclastics, just like our Pinatubo Volcano
    in Zambales.

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