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Paricutin During The Stromboli Volcano
Paricutin first erupted back in 1943. It had an eruption period back in 1943-1952. This was considered unusually long for a volcano of this type. It had several ‘eruptive phases’ during this period.

For the end of this period and the majority of in between there were eruptions of ash and rocks, magma only erupted in the earlier stages.

The volcano erupted in the Strombolian form (named after the Stromboli Volcano in Italy). This means that it erupts in one constant stream of magma (similarly to the Stromboli Volcano).

After the eruptions of that period it has since become dormant and it is not expected to erupt again.
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