lava dome (Q534282)

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circular protrusion from slowly extruded viscous volcanic lava; 6% of eruptions form lava domes; content varies from basalt to rhyolite; the viscosity is due to either high silica levels or fluid magma degassing; most preserved domes are the former
  • volcanic dome
  • dome volcano
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lava dome
circular protrusion from slowly extruded viscous volcanic lava; 6% of eruptions form lava domes; content varies from basalt to rhyolite; the viscosity is due to either high silica levels or fluid magma degassing; most preserved domes are the former
  • volcanic dome
  • dome volcano

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