Definitions

1. Domes are formed by andesite, dacite, and rhyolite lavas. (Web site)
2. Domes is located close to the Rincon Lighthouse, and the beach gets its name from the domed shaped nuclear power plant that is close to the beach.
3. Lava domes are mound- shaped features that form when stiff, viscous lava accumulates over and around a volcanic vent.
4. Lava domes are dynamic structures that evolve over time undergoing various processes such as growth, collapse, solidification and erosion.
5. Lava domes are building up on the summit, triggering pyroclastic flows. (Web site)

Larger

1. One is the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, begun in 1673; even larger than his father's Friday Mosque in Delhi, it rivals it in the beauty of its domes. (Web site)

Complex

1. The pinacoid, multiple domes and occasionally orthorhombic pyramid faces can produce a complex, multifaceted and well formed termination. (Web site)

Diameter

1. Domes of this type up to 50 meters in diameter could be deployed on Mars that could contain the 5 psi atmosphere necessary to support humans.

Night

1. Pictured above that night, an unusual multicolored auroral display graced the skies above the domes of the Brno Observatory in the Czech Republic.

Mosaics

1. Mosaics were applied to the domes, half-domes, and other available surfaces of Byzantine churches in an established hierarchical order. (Web site)

Planetariums

1. Blender supports Fulldome, Truncated domes (front and rear), Planetariums and domes with spherical mirrors.

Emplacement

1. Kristen LaMoreaux, another student of the University of Pittsburgh, focused on the emplacement of trachyte lava flows and domes. (Web site)

Vaults

1. The domes and vaults to the exterior were covered with lead or with tiling of the Roman variety. (Web site)

Subdividing

1. Domes based on the frameworks of different underlying polyhedra along with various methods for subdividing them will produce quite different results. (Web site)

Numerous Domes

1. Its Greek-styled interior is crowned with numerous domes decorated in mosaics, similar to the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy, but much larger. (Web site)

Small Domes

1. The latter measures 52 x 54 meters and is surrounded on four sides by a colonnade of marble columns roofed with small domes.
2. They range from small domes and lava flows to much larger centers that have erupted volumes measured in 100s of km 3.

Golden Domes

1. That night the boyars dreamt of a city of tents, spires and golden domes and resolved the next morning to build a settlement on the hill. (Web site)
2. The place where I feel the heart of Kiev most intensely is looking at the green and golden domes of St. Sophia's Cathedral. (Web site)

Additional Domes

1. Five coalescing andesitic-dacitic lava domes are located in the center of the caldera, and additional domes are present on the outer flanks.

Rhyolite Lavas

1. Dacite and rhyolite lavas often squeeze out of a vent to form irregular mounds called lava domes. (Web site)

Four Lava Domes

1. Kurumigatake is one of the four lava domes located in the center of the caldera.

Five Lava Domes

1. The caldera is 5 km in diameter and is partially filled by at least five lava domes erupted after the caldera formed. (Web site)

Lava Domes Forming

1. The Soufriere Hills volcano is a complex stratovolcano with many lava domes forming its summit on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.

Islamic Architecture

1. Byzantine architecture had a great influence on early Islamic architecture with its characteristic round arches, vaults and domes. (Web site)

Large Domes

1. Recent lava flows, obsidian glass flows and large domes of pumice material blanket the area.

Extrusion

1. After an initial explosive eruption, extrusion of gas-depleted dacite magma commonly forms lava domes.

Mount Shasta

1. Three of the most active stratovolcanoes in the Cascades--Mount St. Helens, Mount Shasta, and Glacier Peak--have erupted lava domes at their summits.
2. Holocene eruptions also occurred at Black Butte, a group of overlapping dacite domes about 13 kilometers (8 miles) west of Mount Shasta. (Web site)

Lassen Peak

1. About 300 years ago, three rockfall-debris avalanches occurred from domes at the Chaos Crags eruptive center near Lassen Peak. (Web site)

Dacite Lava

1. Andesite lava typically forms thick stubby flows, and dacite lava often forms steep-sided mounds called lava domes.

Steep-Sided Lava Domes

1. Subsequent eruptions in the Lassen volcanic center have formed more than 30 steep-sided lava domes (the Lassen dome field). (Web site)

Several Lava Domes

1. The volcano consists of a 7 km wide caldera with several lava domes.

Volcanic Domes

1. Volcanic domes are rounded, steep-sided mounds built by very viscous magma, usually either dacite or rhyolite.
2. Volcanic domes commonly occur within the craters or on the flanks of large composite volcanoes. (Web site)
3. Volcanic landforms tend to be cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, volcanic domes, and calderas. (Web site)

Dacitic Lava Domes

1. The eroded summit area of Mount Hood consists of several andesitic or dacitic lava domes. (Web site)

Pyramids

1. The REAL NASA MOON PHOTOS, for example show all kinds of structures, seemingly both old and new, such as domes, pipelines, and even pyramids. (Web site)

Practice

1. Although the techniques employed are different, in practice both domes comprise a thick network of ribs supporting very much lighter and thinner infilling. (Web site)

Deposits

1. Pyroclastic flow deposits, volcanoclastics, and lava domes are typical for these islands.

Thick Lava

1. Mount Taylor (center of photo) is made of extrusive domes, thick lava flows, pyroclastic material and mud flows. (Web site)

Chain

1. Andesitic lava flows from the chain, which lies NE of Socompa volcano, overlie dacitic lava domes.
2. It comprises a chain of steep-sided lava domes with glassy, tortuously jointed lava, such as hornblende -phyric basalt.

Washington

1. Rainier in Washington, or domes pushed up by intrusive igneous rock (see rock), such as the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Henry Mts., Utah. (Web site)
2. Washington -- Deeply glaciated composite volcano N 30 W - 19 mi - Benham Buttes -- 1,800,000 year old domes.

Villa

1. You know nothing about these problems." "Pumpkins" refers to Hadrian's drawings of domes like the Serapeum in his Villa. (Web site)

Floor

1. At least five lava domes (snow- covered in this view) presently occupy the floor of the 5- km (3 mi)- diameter caldera. (Web site)

Moon

1. The Earth's Moon has no large volcanoes, but does have many volcanic features such as maria (the darker patches seen on the moon), rilles and domes.

Height

1. The Churches in Malta are noted for their architectural beauty and the domes have a height that can be viewed from a great distance.

Growth

1. This violent eruption was followed by the growth of 5 domes, 3 of which had hot, dome-collapse avalanches. (Web site)
2. The hummock consists mainly of dacite lava and pyroclastic-flow deposits that shed from the lava domes during their growth. (Web site)

Houses

1. Lipsi is a tiny island covered with white washed houses and little churches with blue domes.

Salt

1. Near the coast, there are many salt domes, where salt is mined and oil is often found.
2. Underground hydrogen storage is the practice of hydrogen storage in underground caverns, salt domes and depleted oil and gas fields.
3. In this relatively uniform area of the Gulf bottom, the Sigsbee Knolls and other small diapiric (salt) domes represent the only major topographical features. (Web site)

Copper

1. Copper has been used as water-proof roofing material since ancient times, giving many old buildings their greenish roofs and domes.

Past

1. To get to Domes Beach, drive past the Lighthouse Park and look for the whale-shaped beach marker. (Web site)

Base

1. At the base lies a pyroclastic shield, topped by lava domes, and finally by a stratovolcano. (Web site)
2. It is one of the largest lava domes on record and is nearly two km across at the base and 606 m high. (Web site)

Volume

1. With a height of 2,000 feet and a volume of half a cubic mile, it is one of the largest lava domes on Earth. (Web site)
2. Most domes are rather small, but can exceed 25 cubic km in volume. (Web site)

Glacier

1. Mount Garibaldi (British Columbia, Canada) is a composite cone and domes built on a glacier. (Web site)
2. Due to the advance, two lobes of the glacier joined together in late May 2008 and thus the glacier completely surrounds the lava domes. (Web site)

Ice

1. Other hazards associated with lava domes are the destruction of property, forest fires, and lahars triggered by pyroclastic flows near snow and ice.

Categories

1. Lava
2. Rhyolite
3. Earth > Geology > Volcanoes > Stratovolcanoes
4. Flanks
5. Nature > Matter > Materials > Pyroclastic

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