2007-02-27 11:03:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It is part of the "ring of fire" around the Pacific. It is in the Philippines. It is a cinder cone/composite formation, (as opposed to the shield type). It had a large eruption ten or fifteen years ago during which "Clarke Air Force Base " was so damaged that it was abandoned by the U.S.
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2007-02-27 11:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by sternsheets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USGS fact sheet: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/
USGS: description of Pinatubo: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Philippines/Pinatubo/description_pinatubo.html
Lilnks: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Philippines/Pinatubo/framework.html
In depth: USGS online book about Mt. Pinatubo:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pinatubo/
2007-02-28 14:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by luka d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋