Pyroclastic shield volcano

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Emi Koussi in the Tibesti Mountains

A pyroclastic shield volcano is a not very common variant of a shield volcano , the flat flanks of which are covered with pyroclastic rock due to later explosive eruptions .

Examples

Ambrym , Vanuatu
Apoyeque , Nicaragua
Billy Mitchell , Bougainville , Papua New Guinea
Emi Koussi , Chad

Web links

Shield volcano in the Global Volcanism Program (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Pyroclastic Shield at Volcano Live (English)