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tumulo

tumulo

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Tumulo con forme strane, sul campo di flusso di lava dell'eruzione del Monte Etna Italia 1614-24.
Tumulo con forme strane, sul campo di flusso di lava dell'eruzione del Monte Etna Italia 1614-24.
Dal latino "tumulo" = "poco collina", tumuli (pl.) sono sollevati sezioni della crosta di lava pahoehoe causata dalla pressione da lava ancora fluido, accumulando sotto la crosta indurita.
Tumuli sono una caratteristica peculiare di tutti i campi di flusso lava di pahoehoe, come ad esempio prominente sul vulcano Kilauea, Hawaii, ma anche molti altri basaltiche vulcani compreso dell'Etna. Read all

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Definition of a volcano: A volcano is the term for any place on the surface of the earth, where hot molten rock (magma) reaches the surface.
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