lava dome
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[edit]Noun
[edit]lava dome (plural lava domes)
- (volcanology) A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano.
- Lava domes are rarely seen in shield volcanos.
- Mount St. Helens has been building a new lava dome since the May, 1980 eruption.
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[edit]Circular mound shaped bulge built up from lava
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