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The Soufrire Hills Volcano, Montserrat, has undergone cyclic dome growth and collapse events since the eruption began in 1995. Over 90% of the pyroclastic deposits avalanched down the volcano flanks and were deposited into the ocean.
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Trofimovs et al. (2006) studied this question.
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