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Natural environment
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.
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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