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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Continental Volcanoes Continental Volcanoes The term 'Continental Volcanoes' as it applies to the area of volcanos can be defined as 'In the typical 'continental' environment, volcanoes are located in unstable, mountainous belts that have thick roots of granite or granitelike rock. Magmas, generated near the base of the mountain root, rise slowly or intermittently along fractures in the crust. During passage through the granite layer, magmas are commonly modified or changed in composition and erupt on the surface to form volcanoes constructed of nonbasaltic rocks'. Previous 5 Terms: continental crust continental plate continental shelf continental shelves continental slope Next 5 Terms: Contingencies Contingency Contingency Margin Contingent valuation Continuation Of Enrollment About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.