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Volcanology Etymology
April 23, 2012 | Magma Cum Laude

Jessica Ball has a blog post that explores the origin of some of the most commonly used words in volcanology – with some great photos too! How did we get interesting words like: lahar, caldera, ignimbrite, tephra, scoria, tuff?


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