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MARMITE BOUE BOUILLONNANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

A type of hot spring containing boiling mud, usually sulfurous and often multicolored ...

OBS

Mud pots are commonly associated with geysers and other hot springs in volcanic areas ...

OBS

When the slurry [it contains] is particularly colorful, the feature is then called a "paint pot."

OBS

mudboil; mud boil: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Cratère empli d'une boue fine et froide que les gaz volcaniques font occasionnellement clapoter.

OBS

Un profond grondement donne l'alarme juste avant que les petites explosions de gaz ne fouettent la boue en une masse grise bouillonnante qui se répand hors du cratère.

OBS

marmite de boue; marmite bouillonnante : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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