Lava Dome - Examples of Lava Domes

Examples of Lava Domes

Lava domes
Dome or volcano name Country Volcanic area Composition Last dome eruption
or growth episode
Chaitén Chile Southern Volcanic Zone Rhyolite 2009
Cordón Caulle Chile Southern Volcanic Zone Rhyodacite to Rhyolite Holocene
Galeras Colombia Northern Volcanic Zone
Katla Iceland Iceland hotspot Rhyolite 1999 onwards
Lassen Peak California, USA Cascade Volcanic Arc Dacite 1917
Mount Meager British Columbia, Canada Cascade Volcanic Arc Dacite 2350 BP
Mount Merapi Indonesia Sunda Arc
Nea Kameni Greece
Volcán Nuevo Chile Southern Volcanic Zone Dacite 1986
Puy de Dome France Chaîne des Puys ca. 5760 BC
Santiaguito Guatemala Central America Volcanic Arc Dacite 2009
Sollipulli Chile Southern Volcanic Zone Andesite to Dacite
Soufrière Hills Montserrat Lesser Antilles 2009
Mount St. Helens Washington, USA Cascade Volcanic Arc Dacite 2008
Torfajökull Iceland Iceland hotspot Rhyolite
Tata Sabaya Bolivia Andes Ignimbrite Unknown
Tate-iwa Japan Japan Arc Dacite Miocene
Wizard Island Oregon, USA Cascade Volcanic Arc Basalt 2850 BC

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