List of mountain types
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Mountains can be characterized in several ways. Some mountains are volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history. Other mountains are shaped by glacial processes and can be characterized by their shape. Finally, many mountains can be characterized by the type of rock that make up their composition.
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Types of glacially eroded mountains
Types of volcanoes/volcanic landforms
- Caldera
- Cinder cone
- Complex volcano
- Cryovolcano
- Fissure vent
- Guyot
- Lava dome
- Monogenetic volcanic field
- Mud volcano
- Pancake dome
- Polygenetic volcanic field
- Pyroclastic cone
- Pyroclastic shield
- Shield volcano
- Stratovolcano
- Subaqueous volcano
- Subglacial mound
- Subglacial volcano
- Submarine volcano
- Supervolcano
- Somma volcano
- Volcanic crater
- Volcanic field
- Volcanic plug
Types of rock
- Igneous (see types of volcanoes, above)
- Metamorphic
- Sedimentary
