List of lava flows in Arizona
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Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
flow areas in the American
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state of Arizona
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- Bonito Lava Flow - (Map). The basalt lava flow extruded from the base of Sunset CraterSunset CraterSunset Crater is a volcanic cinder cone located north of Flagstaff in U.S. State of Arizona. The crater is within the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument....
around 1180. The flow surface consists of pahoehoe. - Kana-a Lava Flow - (Map)
- Pinacate Lava Flow - (Map)