pillow lava
Noun
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
Noun
pillow lava
- (geology, uncountable) The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
- (geology, countable) A rock of that type.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 45:
- Ancient pillow lavas are easily recognisable. I first saw them underneath a lighthouse on the coast near Fishguard in western Wales […]
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 45:
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003