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Mountains can be characterized in several ways. Some mountains are volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history. Other mountains are shaped by glacial processes and can be characterized by their shape. Finally, many mountains can be characterized by the type of rock they are composed of.

Contents 1 Types of volcanoes 2 Types of glacial mountains 3 Types of rock 4 See also

[edit] Types of volcanoes

• Caldera volcano
• Ci cone
• Complex volcano
• Lava dome
• Monogenetic volcanic field
• Pyroclastic cone
• Pyroclastic shield
• Shield volcano
• Stratovolcano (also known as a Composite volcano)
• Subglacial volcano
• Submarine volcano

[edit] Types of glacial mountains

• Arête
• Glacial horn

[edit] Types of rock

• Igneous (see types of volcanoes, above)
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

[edit] See also

• List of rocks
• Batholith, Intrusion, Laccolith, Monadnock