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[[File:Scoria_lo-res_USGS.jpg|thumb|Scoria]] | [[File:Scoria_lo-res_USGS.jpg|thumb|Scoria]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | A dark, bubble-filled, glassy, rock formed from [ | + | A dark, bubble-filled, glassy, rock formed from [[lava|lava]]. Large areas of scoria are found in volcanic craters and frothy areas of the magma flow. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | volcanic cinders; | + | volcanic cinders; scum; dross; pahoehoe; escoria (Esp.); scorie volcanique ( Fr.); escória (Port.); scoria (Ned.) |
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| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, ''A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments'', National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "scoria." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "scoria." Accessed 9 Dec. 2004. |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoria (accessed Dec. 9, 2004) |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 15 June 2022
Description
A dark, bubble-filled, glassy, rock formed from Lava. Large areas of scoria are found in volcanic craters and frothy areas of the magma flow.
Synonyms and Related Terms
volcanic cinders; scum; dross; pahoehoe; escoria (Esp.); scorie volcanique ( Fr.); escória (Port.); scoria (Ned.)
Resources and Citations
- Anne Grimmer, Glossary of Building Stone Terms, A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments, National Park Service, Washington DC, 1984
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "scoria." Accessed 9 Dec. 2004.
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoria (accessed Dec. 9, 2004)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998