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← GeographyWhich volcanic event is inhibited when overburden pressure exists?
A)Caldera formation
B)Lava dome growth
C)Magma Differentiation
D)Pyroclastic flow eruption✓
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Pyroclastic flow eruptions are suppressed because elevated overburden pressure decreases the volatile exsolution; therefore, explosive eruptions diminish rather than a gentler lava emplacement, which might still occur under high pressures.
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