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ORTEIL LAVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lava toe
1, record 1, English, lava%20toe
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bulbous mass of lava in tough, elastic skin which emerges from the crusted front of a relatively slow-moving pahoehoe lava flow ... 2, record 1, English, - lava%20toe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lava toes look like distal appendages of some huge monster that Medusa has turned to stone. These lava toes are the "toe" of this breakout flow from the main body of the Broken Top Flow ... These toes have a beautiful blue-glassy crust. Where this crust has been broken a reddish oxidized material is exposed. 3, record 1, English, - lava%20toe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pahoehoe flows commonly advance in lobes called lava toes. Lava toes form when the lava breaks the solidifying skin of a flow and oozes out. 4, record 1, English, - lava%20toe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lava toe: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - lava%20toe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coulant de lave
1, record 1, French, coulant%20de%20lave
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coulant de laves 2, record 1, French, coulant%20de%20laves
correct, masculine noun
- orteil de lave 3, record 1, French, orteil%20de%20lave
masculine noun
- lobe de lave 4, record 1, French, lobe%20de%20lave
masculine noun
- lobe lavique 5, record 1, French, lobe%20lavique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protubérance bulbeuse de quelques mètres de longueur qui s'individualise dans les ensembles pahoehoe. 3, record 1, French, - coulant%20de%20lave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coulant de lave : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - coulant%20de%20lave
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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