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Scoria

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. scoria, slag), in geology, a name applied to lava when moderately vesicular and having a structure like that of a clinker. Ejected masses of scoriaceous lava are often called "cinders," a term conveniently used for all lumps of vesicular lava (see Volcano).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scoria'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/scoria.html. 1910.
 
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