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  2. Volcanology - Wikipedia

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    Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena . The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan .

  3. Category:Volcanology - Wikipedia

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    Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is a branch of geology that deals with the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological phenomena. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.

  4. Tuff - Wikipedia

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    Cliff face of welded tuff pockmarked with holes — some natural, some man-made from Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico Etruscan tuff blocks from a tomb at Banditaccia, Lazio, Italy A house constructed of tuff blocks in Rieden, Rhineland-Palatinate, in the Volcanic Eifel region, Germany

  5. International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the ...

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    The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) is a learned society that focuses on research in volcanology, efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and research into closely related disciplines, such as igneous geochemistry and petrology, geochronology, volcanogenic mineral deposits, and the physics of the generation and ascent of magmas in the ...

  6. Lava dome - Wikipedia

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    Rhyolitic lava dome of Chaitén Volcano during its 2008–2010 eruption One of the Inyo Craters, an example of a rhyolite dome Nea Kameni seen from Thera, Santorini. In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.

  7. Hotspot (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing a cross section through Earth at the Hawaii hotspot. Magma originating in the mantle rises into the asthenosphere and lithosphere.A chain of volcanoes is created as the lithosphere moves over the source of magma.

  8. Lava Creek Tuff - Wikipedia

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    The Lava Creek Tuff is a voluminous sheet of ash-flow tuff located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, United States.It was created during the Lava Creek eruption around 630,000 years ago, which led to the formation of the Yellowstone Caldera.

  9. Bulletin of Volcanology - Wikipedia

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    It is the official journal of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). The focus of the journal is volcanoes, volcanic products, eruptive behavior, and volcanic hazards. The Executive Editor is Marie Edmonds. [1] [2] The impact factor for Bulletin of Volcanology in 2020 is 2.517. [1] [3]