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Volcanic rock

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Volcanic rock

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
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Volcanic rock

São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
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Volcanic rock

Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
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Volcanic rock

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
08081490017272472987335.jpg
Volcanic rock

São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
05270890017272472992219.jpg
Volcanic rock

Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
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Volcanic rock

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
08081490017272472987335.jpg
Volcanic rock

São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
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A generally finely crystalline and/or glassy igneous rock resulting from volcanic action at or near the Earth's surface, either ejected explosively or extruded as effusive, molten lava; e.g., basalt, andesite and rhyolite. The term includes near-surface intrusions that form a part of the volcanic structure.

Mostly covered under: Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
51435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51435:0

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1 photo of Volcanic rock associated with Native SulphurS8

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