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Imaggeo on Mondays: Spectacular splatter – the marvels of a mud volcano
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-07-28 13:00:11 |
| Blog: | GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union  |
| URL: | http://geolog.egu.eu/2014/07/28/imaggeo-on-mondays-spectacular-splatter-the-marvels-of-a-mud-volcano/ |
Summary:
Mud volcanoes, unlike many others, do not extrude lava. Instead, they release glutinous bubbling brown slurry of mineral-rich water and sediment. They range in size from several kilometres across, to less than a metre – the little ones are known as mud pots, reflecting their diminutive nature. The world’s largest, though, is Lusi: a mud volcano […]Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Volcano | US | 44.625 | -110.434 |
Keywords:
bubbling brown slurry, diminutive nature, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology, Imaggeo, kilometres, lava, little ones, marvels, metre, mineral-rich water, Mondays, mud pots, mud volcano Mud, sediment, size, Spectacular, volcanoes, world
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