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Lava Field

Volcanic Formations

A lava field, sometimes called a lava bed, is a large, mostly flat area of lava flows, generally composed of highly fluid basalt lava that can extend for tens or hundreds of kilometers across the underlying terrain.

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Basalt, Materials
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Volcanism, Processes
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Lava field (Wikipedia)
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Lead paragraph
    A lava field, sometimes called a lava bed, is a large, mostly flat area of lava flows.
  • Associated With: Basalt, Lead section
    Such features are generally composed of highly fluid basalt lava, and can extend for tens or hundreds of kilometers across the underlying terrain.
  • In Discipline: Volcanology, Lead sentence
    A lava field, sometimes called a lava bed, is a large, mostly flat area of lava flows.
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