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PYROXENE-PHYRIC PILLOW LAVA [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-10

English

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

At Rakiraki in northeastern Viti Levu, the Pliocene Ba Volcanic Group comprises gently dipping, pyroxene-phyric basaltic lavas, including pillow lava, and texturally diverse volcanic breccia interbedded with conglomerate and sandstone.

OBS

pyroxene-porphyry pillow lava: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Pétrographie
OBS

lave en coussins à phénocristaux de pyroxène : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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