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  2. Volcanology - Wikipedia

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    The dashed trajectories are the result of lava pieces with a bright hot side and a cool dark side rotating in mid-air. Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena (volcanism). The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan.

  3. Dacite - Wikipedia

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    Dacite (/ ˈdeɪsaɪt /) is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides. It has a fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. It is composed predominantly of plagioclase feldspar and quartz.

  4. Timeline of volcanism on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Paraná and Etendeka traps, Brazil, Namibia and Angola form 128 to 138 million years ago. 132 million years ago, a possible supervolcanic eruption occurred, ejecting 8,600 cubic kilometers (2,063 cu mi). [90] Formation of the Karoo-Ferrar flood basalts begins 183 million years ago.

  5. Bulletin of Volcanology - Wikipedia

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    The Bulletin of Volcanology is a peer reviewed scientific journal that is published ten times per year by Springer Science+Business Media. 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 ...

  6. Phreatomagmatic eruption - Wikipedia

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    Phreatomagmatic eruptions are volcanic eruptions resulting from interaction between magma and water. They differ from exclusively magmatic eruptions and phreatic eruptions. Unlike phreatic eruptions, the products of phreatomagmatic eruptions contain juvenile (magmatic) clasts. [1] It is common for a large explosive eruption to have magmatic and ...

  7. 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.

  8. Decade Volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    Decade Volcanoes. The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to densely populated areas. The Decade Volcanoes project encourages studies ...

  9. Volcanoes of the World - Wikipedia

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    Volcanoes of the World. Volcanoes of the World is a book that was published in three editions in 1981, 1994, and 2010 as a collaboration between volcanologists around the world, and the Smithsonian Institution 's Global Volcanism Program (GVP).