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crust of a planetary-m**** object, such as Earth, that
allows hot lava,
volcanic ash, and
gases to
escape from a
magma chamber below the surface. On Earth...
- A
volcanic eruption occurs when
material is
expelled from a
volcanic vent or fissure.
Several types of
volcanic eruptions have been
distinguished by volcanologists...
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Volcanic rocks (often
shortened to
volcanics in
scientific contexts) are
rocks formed from lava
erupted from a volcano. Like all rock types, the concept...
- The
volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a
scale used to
measure the size of
explosive volcanic eruptions. It was
devised by
Christopher G.
Newhall of the...
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Volcanic ash
consists of
fragments of rock,
mineral crystals, and
volcanic gl****,
produced during volcanic eruptions and
measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches)...
- The
volcanic winter of 536 was
among the most
severe and
protracted episodes of
climatic cooling in the
Northern Hemisphere in the last 2,000 years. The...
- A
volcanic winter is a
reduction in
global temperatures caused by
droplets of
sulfuric acid
obscuring the Sun and
raising Earth's
albedo (increasing the...
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Volcanic cones are
among the
simplest volcanic landforms. They are
built by
ejecta from a
volcanic vent,
piling up
around the vent in the
shape of a cone...
- The
Auckland volcanic field is an area of
monogenetic volcanoes covered by much of the
metropolitan area of Auckland, New Zealand's
largest city, located...
- Geologically, a
volcanic island is an
island of
volcanic origin. The term high
island can be used to
distinguish such
islands from low islands,
which are...
