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Lava dome
A dome-shaped mountain of solidified lava in the form of many individual flows, formed by the extrusion of highly fluid lava, e.g., Mauna Loa, HI.
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- Part of Speech: noun
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- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
- Product: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms - 2nd Edition
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