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Why does mount fuji have a basalt lava flow

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Fuji has a stratovolcanic structure resulting from sequences over vivacious volcanic activity which created multiple layers of lava and volcanic projectiles. This volcanic ejecta is made of basaltic rock, setting it apart from the more common andesite volcanoes of Japan.
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Fuji has a stratovolcanic structure resulting from sequences over vivacious volcanic activity which created multiple layers of lava and volcanic projectiles. This volcanic ejecta is made of basaltic rock, setting it apart from the more common andesite volcanoes of Japan.

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