cauldron subsidence

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• cauldron subsidence — noun : the sinking of part of the roof of a magma chamber usually involving downward movement along circumferential faults * * * cauldron subsidence noun (geology) The subsidence of a cylindrical mass of the Earth s crust, bounded by a circular… …   Useful english dictionary

• Caldera — A caldera is a cauldron like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters. The word comes from Latin caldarium , meaning cauldron (hot bath). In some texts the… …   Wikipedia

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• Supervolcano — A supervolcano is a volcano capable of producing a volcanic eruption with an ejecta volume greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles). This is thousands of times larger than most historic volcanic eruptions.[1] Supervolcanoes can occur …   Wikipedia

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• VOLCANISME ET VOLCANOLOGIE — Le 24 août de l’an 79 après J. C., le Vésuve se réveilla au terme d’un repos de plusieurs siècles et détruisit les villes d’Herculanum, de Pompéi et de Stabiès. En 1783, l’éruption fissurale du Laki, en Islande, entraîna la mort de plus de 10 000 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• ring fracture — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS or ring fault The arcuate bounding faults upon which caldera (cauldron) subsidence takes place. Ring fractures (faults) define the structural limits of calderas. Most observed ring faults are nearly vertical or dip… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• Mount Cayley volcanic field — Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 123°17′26″W / 50.12028°N 123.29056°W / 50.12028; 123.29056 …   Wikipedia

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• caldera — /kælˈdɛərə/ (say kal dairruh) noun a large crater formed by the explosion or subsidence of the cone of a volcano. {Spanish: literally, cauldron} …