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CUMULO-VOLCAN [2 records]

Record 1 2002-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A volcano built primarily of viscous lavas that did not travel far from the vent.

OBS

[Lava volcanoes] form steepsided, heavily grooved, circular domes. A knob of lava may form in their vents after one eruption, hardening into a plug behind which trapped gases can later explode, shattering the dome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Montagne volcanique en forme de dôme due à la lave acide qui s'écoule peu ou pas et qui s'accumule sur la bouche éruptive en masses compactes ou ignimbrites seulement divisées par les diaclases de refroidissement, en colonnes ou en tuyaux d'orgues.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A dome-shaped volcano constructed of multiple lava domes and flows.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Volcan du type vulcanien et en forme de dôme correspondant à une coulée de lave visqueuse.

Spanish

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