1) Volcanic landform
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Hornitos are formed in lava flows and are small openings that release small quantities of lava. Similar to spatter cones, Hornitos are rootless meaning they don`t sit on top of the main vent like spatter cones. Instead they are usually created by the slow upwelling of lava through the roof of a lava tube. High pressure causes lava to ooze and spa....
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low oven
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• (n.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
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This hornito formed on the surface of a pahoehoe flow during the Mauna Ulu eruption on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i. Credit: D. A. Swanson / U.S. Geological Survey A small rootless spatter cone that forms on the surface of a basaltic lava flow (usually pahoehoe). A hornito dev...
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Hor·ni'to noun [ A dim. from Spanish
horno oven, Latin
furnus . See
Furnace .]
(Geol.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
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a small cone that forms on the surface of a lava flow when hot lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface of a flow and accumulates
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A hornito is a low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
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a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
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