USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Magma, Lava, and Lava Flows, etc.
- Background and Information
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DESCRIPTION: Magma, Lava, and Lava Flows
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Aa ...
Ash ...
Black Sand ...
Blocks ...
Dikes ...
Domes ...
Flood Basalt ...
Igneous Rock ...
Lapilli ...
Lava ...
Lava Dome ...
Lava Flow ...
Lava Fountains ...
Lava Lake ...
Lava Plateau ...
Lava Tube ...
Magma ...
Magmatic Rock ...
Molten Rock ...
Obsidian ...
Obsidian Flows ...
Pahoehoe ...
Plugs ...
Pillow Lava ...
Plateau Basalt ...
Ponded Flow ...
Pumice ...
Scoria ...
Tephra ...
Volcanic Ash ...
Volcanic Neck ...
Volcanic Plug ...
- Terminology
- Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Publications and Reports
- Items of Interest
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Ape Cave Lava Tube, Mount St. Helens, Washington - Menu
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Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry Caldera, Oregon - Menu
-- Newberry Caldera Menu
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Columbia Plateau - Menu
-- Washington, Oregon, Idaho
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Glass Mountain Obsidian Flow, Medicine Lake, California - Menu
-- Medicine Lake Menu
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Hazards: Lava Flows
-- Excerpt from: Hoblitt, et.al., USGS Open File 87-297
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How Hot Is A Volcano?
-- includes lava and lava flows
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Lassen Peak Volcanic Dome, California - Menu
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Lava Domes - Menu
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Lava Lakes - Description
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Lava Lakes - Menu
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Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts - Menu
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Lava Tubes and Lava Tube Caves - Description
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Lava Tubes and Lava Tube Caves - Menu
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Magma, Lava, and Lava Flows - Description
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Mount St. Helens Lava Dome, Washington - Menu
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CVO Photo Archives - Lava Flows
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Publications and Reports - CVO Online
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St. Helens (Mount St. Helens) Lava Dome - Menu
-- Mount St. Helens, Washington
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Volcanic Fields and Lava Fields - Description
-- general information about volcanic fields
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Volcanic Fields and Lava Fields - Menu
-- general information about volcanic fields
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Volcanic Temperatures - Menu
-- includes Lava and Lava Flows
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Volcano Hazards Fact Sheet: Hazardous Phenomena at Volcanoes
-- section on Lava Flows
-- Myers and Brantley, USGS Open-File Report 95-231
- Other Menus of Interest
URL for CVO HomePage is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/LavaFlows/framework.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact:
<GS-CVO-WEB@usgs.gov>
08/18/03, Lyn Topinka