cauldron subsidence

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cauldron subsidence [′kȯl·drən səb′sī·dəns]

(geology)

A structure formed by the lowering along a steep ring fracture of a more or less cylindrical block, usually 1 to 10 miles (1.6 to 16 kilometers) in diameter, into a magma chamber.

The process of forming such a structure.

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