Lava dome

A steep-sided rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano and forming a dome-shaped or bulbous mass above and around the volcanic vent. The structure ...

lava dome

Natural environment; Volcano

In volcanology, a lava dome or volcanic dome is a roughly circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano. The geochemistry of ...

dome

Security & protection; CCTV products

hemispherical housing made of translucent glass or plastic, used for a security camera

dome

Natural environment; Volcano

A steep-sided mass of viscous (doughy) lava extruded from a volcanic vent (often circular in plane view) and spiny, rounded, or flat on top. Its surface is often rough and blocky ...

asteroid mining

Mining; General mining

The future industry of sending spacecraft to asteroids in order to harvest their natural resources and bring them back to civilization for use. On April 24th 2012, the first real ...

rock

Mining; General mining

A mineral that forms inside the earth as marble and granite are rocks; a huge amount of stone that forms a cliff or mountain is called as rock.

beryl

Mining; General mining

A greenish mineral that usually lets light shine through it and is found mostly in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

corundum

Mining; General mining

A very hard mineral made mainly of aluminum and oxygen. Rubies and sapphires are types of corundum.

feldspar

Mining; General mining

A mineral that makes up more than 60 percent of the Earth's crust. The pink and white flecks in granite consist of feldspar.

geode

Mining; General mining

A hollow, rounded rock that is lined on the inside with crystals is called geode.

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Mastectomy

Mastectomy is the surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done as a preventive measure to ...