lava dome
noun
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A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano.
Example: Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.
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A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano.
Example: Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.