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ERUPTION PHREATIQUE [3 records]

Record 1 1978-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geology
OBS

The ejected material is solidified and nearly cold. Luminous phenomena and real bombs are wanting. Only angular blocks accompany the lapilli and the ashes. These eruptions often occur in the beginning when the crater is opened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géologie
OBS

Les éruptions ultravolcaniennes ou phréatiques, sans émission de laves fraîches, sont peut-être provoquées par l'accès soudain en profondeur de masses d'eau jusqu'au contact de roches incandescentes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
OBS

--an explosion resulting from the mixing of volcanic gases or magmas with ground water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

les éruptions explosives phréatiques sont provoquées par la volatilisation des eaux superficielles au contact de la chaleur volcanique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
OBS

D.steam blasts due to the heating of such extraneous water, without the eruption of incandescent materials, are often described as --.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
OBS

D.éruptions (...) attribuées à la rencontre du magma incandescent et de l'eau infiltrée

Spanish

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