- Volcanic pipes or volcanic conduits are subterranean geological structures formed by the violent, supersonic eruption of deep-origin volcanoes.
- A main vent of a volcano can result in a main volcanic pipe and secondary pipes as well.
- A volcanic pipe is a fissure through which lava flows. Pellant, Chris. The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals, Dorling Kindersley Inc.: New York (1995), p. 251.
- Volcanic pipes form from violent eruptions of deep-origin volcanoes. These volcanoes originate at least three times as deep as most other volcanoes.
- A volcanic pipe is a geological structure that forms a vertical passage in the upper crust of the Earth, created by the violent, supersonic eruption of a deep-origin...
- A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano, through which magmatic materials have passed. Commonly filled with volcanic breccia and...
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- 1 What is volcanic pipes and necks?
- 5 What kind of rock are volcanic pipes made of?
- Volcanic Plugs or Necks - 2: Congealed magma, along with fragmental volcanic and wallrock materials, can be preserved in the feeding conduits of a volcano...
- Volcanic pipes are composed of a deep, narrow cone of solidified magma (described as “carrot-shaped”), and are usually largely composed of one of two...
- Welded steel pipe is made by bending strips of steel into the form of a tube and welding the longitudinal seam either by electric resistance, by fusion welding...
