Describe the appearance and other characteristics of the type of shield-volcano (i.e. type of magma, structure)

 

Shield volcano is a type of volcano, that usually formed from solidification of almost entirely of less viscous lava flow. Due to less viscous lava, lava can flow far away from their eruption vent. so a very low height of dome (shape resemblance of shield of warrior lying on the ground.

These shield volcano formed from least viscous lava eruption solidification, than lava formed other type of Volcano. These eruption are result of quite, fissure type eruption. Magma is of mainly basic composition