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Igneous Rocks

Geology

38 cards·by AlexBuliis318
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Gravel sized pyroclastics
Lappilli
Violent mudslides caused by volcanic eruption
Lahar
Hole at the top of a volcano
Crater
Large cold pyroclastics
blocks
Large open wave caused by volcanic eruptions
tsunami
Shrinkage forms in basalt
columnar basalt
Volcanoe that erupted to envelope Pompeii
Vesuvius
Large hot pyroclastic ejections
Bombs
Myth Accredited to collapse of Santorini
Atlantis
Volcanic Glass
Obsidian
Volcano that results from low silica
Shield
All rock formed by cooling magma
Igneous
Results from lava flowing out from under a cooled solid layer
Lava tunnel
Hole underground where magma accumulates
Magma Chamber
Low silica basalt from long crack
Flood basalt
Changed by silicon content
Viscosity
Materials thrown into sky by eruption
Pyroclastic
Large hole caused by collapse of volcano into magma chamber
Caldera
Passage of magma chamber to vent
Throat
Hole through which magma pours out onto surface
vent
Cone composite of medium silica lava
Strato
Best example of flood basalt
Columbia River
Long crack vent which results in flood basalts
fissure
Eruptions under water
Pillow Basalt
Sand sized pyroclastics
cinder
Largest Volcanic eruption
Krakatoa
Cause of volcanic eruptions
water
Fine grain pyroclastics
ash
positive result of volcanic eruptions used by farmers
soil
placement of magma into overlying rocks
intrusion
precious mineral formed in volcanic pipes
diamond
Site in Idaho with good examples of volcanic features
Craters of the moon
Type of high silica volcanoe
splatter
Volcano which collapsed to form a caldera
Santorini
Collective term for all landforms cooled beneath the surface
Pluton
Rocks or landforms formed on surface
Extrusive
Poor synonym for extrusive
Volcanic
Pyroclastic cloud with poisonous exoisuve gas
Nuee ardante