basaltic lava
1Lava — flow redirects here. For the programming anti pattern, see Lava flow (programming). For other uses, see Lava (disambiguation) …
2Basaltic — Ba*salt ic, a. [Cf. F. basaltique.] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. [1913 Webster] …
3Lava Beds National Monument — Infobox protected area | name = Lava Beds National Monument iucn category = III caption = locator x = 18 locator y = 53 location = Northern California, USA nearest city = Klamath Falls, Oregon lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 42 lat seconds = 50… …
4lava — /lah veuh, lav euh/, n. 1. the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent. 2. the rock formed when this solidifies, occurring in many varieties differing greatly in structure and constitution. [1740 50; < It, orig. Neapolitan… …
5lava — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS The term used for magma that has been erupted on to a planet s surface. USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Lava is the word for magma (molten rock) when it erupts onto the Earth s surface. Geologists also use the… …
6lava plain — A broad area of nearly level land, that can be localized but is commonly hundreds of square kilometers in extent, covered by a relatively thin succession of primarily basaltic lava flows resulting from fissure eruptions. Compare: lava… …
7lava plateau — A broad elevated tableland or flat topped highland that may be localized but commonly is many hundreds or thousands of square kilometers in extent, underlain by a thick succession of basaltic lava flows resulting from fissure eruptions (e.g.,… …
8lava cave — , lava tube 1. A cave that formed in a partly cooled, broadly basaltic or phonolitic lava, not by erosion but by molten material flowing away. In most cases, an initial active lava conduit is formed when a flowing surface lava stream has a… …
9Lava lake — Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a vent, volcanic crater, or broad depression. Scientists use the term to describe both lava lakes that are molten and those that are partly or completely solidified. Lava …
10Lava — La va (l[aum] v[.a]; 277), n. [It. lava lava, orig. in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, fr. It. & L. lavare to wash. See {Lave}.] The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. It flows out in streams… …
