Scoria
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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