Photoglossary

Thematic order of volcanological terms

Volcano
Types

caldera
cinder cone
hornito
lava dome => dome
maar
mud volcano
pit crater
shield volcano
stratovolcano

Eruption
types

effusive eruption
fissure eruption
phreatic eruption
Plinian eruption
Strombolian eruption
Vulcanian eruption

 

Eruptive
phenomena

eruption cloud
geyser
lahar
lava fountain
lava lake
lava tube
pyroclastic flow
skylight
tumulus

Eruptive
products

aa lava
ash
block
bomb
bomb collection
ignimbrite
lapilli
lava
lavaflow
magma
obsidian
pahoehoe lava
pahoehoe lava gallery
Pele's hair
Pele's tears
pillow lava
plume => eruption cloud
pumice
scoria
spatter
tephra
volcanic gas => gas

 

 

Eruptive
rock types

andesite
basalt
dacite
rhyolite