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fumaroleVolcanic vent from which steam and volcanic gases issue. The major source of the steam emitted by fumaroles is groundwater heated by magma. Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide are usually emitted directly from the magma. A fumarole rich in sulfur gases is called a solfatara; a fumarole rich in carbon dioxide is called a mofette. fumarole [′fyü·mə‚rōl] (geology) A hole, usually found in volcanic areas, from which vapors or gases escape. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 2], Cl, F, S, B, Be), in particular Cl, in Hawaiian and Austral Islands basaltic glass and olivine-hosted melt inclusions suggest that intruding magmas commonly assimilate subsurface seawater, hydrothermal brines or brine-impregnated oceanic crust, and fumarolic deposits (Lassiter et al. These minerals belong to various families (native elements, sulfides, simple and complex oxides), which can be attributed to various phenomena (magmatic, hydrothermal, fumarolic, alterations, organic (? In the general area, there are numerous manifestation of intensive hydrothermal alteration as well as hot spring and fumarolic activity. |
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