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Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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hyaloclastite

Natural environment; Volcano

A deposit formed by the flowing or intrusion of lava or magma into water, ice, or water-saturated sediment and its consequent granulation or shattering into small angular ...

hydrothermal reservoir

Natural environment; Volcano

An underground zone of porous rock containing hot water.

hypabyssal

Natural environment; Volcano

A shallow intrusion of magma or the resulting solidified rock.

hypocenter

Natural environment; Volcano

The place on a buried fault where an earthquake occurs.

ignimbrite

Natural environment; Volcano

The rock formed by the widespread deposition and consolidation of ash flows and Nuees Ardentes. The term was originally applied only to densely welded deposits but now includes ...

intensity

Natural environment; Volcano

A measure of the effects of an earthquake at a particular place. Intensity depends not only on the magnitude of the earthquake, but also on the distance from the epicenter and ...

intermediate

Natural environment; Volcano

A descriptive term applied to igneous rocks that are transitional between basic and acidic with silica (SiO2) between 54% and 65%.

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