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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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A lava field, sometimes called a lava bed, is a large, mostly flat area of lava flows.
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