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Mount Vesuvius; an assessment of the present day situation.

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Have a little read: ... Emily Beedham Student Number 020178417 Mount Vesuvius; an assessment of the present day situation A volcano is generally defined as, "a vent or chimney that connects a reservoir of molten matter, known as magma, in the depths of the crust of the Earth, with the surface (Sheets and Grayson 1979:11)." The material ejected through the vent frequently amasses around the opening and builds up a cone. This expelled material usually consists of rock remains, liquid lava and great quantities of gases; these gases are the driving force behind any volcanic action (Bullard 1962:8). Mount Vesuvius is a volcano, "located on the shore of the Bay of Naples, in central Italy (Sheets and Grayson 1979:29)," and is, part of a series of volcanoes that form, "a trend that parallels with the west coast of Italy, extending north from Naples through Rome to Sierra (Richter 1986:1)." Eruptive activity at Mount Vesuvius alternates between cycles

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