Types of Volcanoes

Calderas

Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon. The beautiful and spectacular remains of one of the major Composite Cones of the Cascade Range. July 1, 2004, view from the southwest

Calderas are the result of the collapse of a volcano's summit into its partially emptied magma chamber.
They are found on shield volcanoes, composite cones (Crater Lake Oregon, and above large granitic-rhyolitic magma chambers (Yellowstone).

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CALDERAS

USGS Photo Glossary: Caldera

CVO Menu - Calderas and Caldera Formation

Short movie of caldera formation

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)

Newberry Caldera, Oregon, LCC Image of the Week 07-11-04

Crater Lake, Oregon, LCC Image of the Week 07-07-04

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LCC Types of Volcanoes, Calderas Image #1 10-29-04
Image by David Cordero
dcordero@lcc.ctc.edu

Types of Volcanoes

Calderas

Calderas are the result of the collapse of a volcano's summit into its partially emptied magma chamber. They are found on shield volcanoes, composite cones (Crater Lake Oregon, and above large granitic-rhyolitic magma chambers (Yellowstone).

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Calderas are the result of the collapse of a volcano's summit into its partially emptied magma chamber.
They are found on shield volcanoes, composite cones (Crater Lake Oregon, and above large granitic-rhyolitic magma chambers (Yellowstone).