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EXTRUSIVE ROCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

The igneous rocks that are formed from lava poured out on the surface of the earth.

OBS

... distinct from the intrusive or plutonic igneous rocks which have solidified from magmas that have been injected into older rocks at depth without reaching the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Roche volcanique mise en place à l'état liquide ou pâteux en surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Vulcanología y sismología
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