Geology Chapter 2.11

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Melt
the name given to magma or lava, in the liquid phase
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Aa
lava flows have a rough, blocky, jagged surface
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Pahoehoe
lava flows have a smooth or ropy surface
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Scoria
a volcanic rock that's usually mafic but can be intermediate in composition
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Pyroclast
an individual fragment ejected during an eruption
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Pyroclastic
all the fragmental materials formed by explosive eruptions
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Nuee ardente
an incandescent, gaseous, pyroclastic cloud of magma droplets + ash. When cooled + deposited it's called an ignimbrite
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Pyroclastic flow
a hot mixture of pyroclastic material + gas. A nuee ardente is a type of pyroclastic fow
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lava flows have a rough, blocky, jagged surface

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Aa

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lava flows have a smooth or ropy surface

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a volcanic rock that's usually mafic but can be intermediate in composition

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an individual fragment ejected during an eruption

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