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Gravitational collapse of a lava dome can
produce a
block and ash flow. A
cryptodome (from the Gr**** κρυπτός, kryptos, "hidden, secret") is a dome-shaped structure...
- but the lava
generally does not flow far from the
originating vent.
Cryptodomes are
formed when
viscous lava is
forced upward causing the
surface to...
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magma remained below ground and was not
directly visible, it was
called a
cryptodome, in
contrast to a true lava dome
exposed at the surface. On May 7, eruptions...
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forming monogenetic vents and
rhyolitic intrusions.
These include the
cryptodome islets of Motu Nui and Motu Iti, the
islet of Motu Kao Kao, the sheet...
- Eyjafjallajökull and
Katla volcanoes.
Magmatic intrusions are
drawn in red,
rhyolitic domes and the
cryptodome in yellow;
glaciers are
shown in
light blue....
- exposed. When the host rock is volcanic, the
laccolith is
referred to as a
cryptodome.
Laccoliths form only at
relatively shallow depth in the crust, usually...
- helicopters, as well as
mountain climbers. On
April 17, a
bulge (or "
cryptodome") was
discovered on the mountain's
north flank,
suggesting that Mount...
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sinter deposits. A
slight circular uplift on the
caldera floor may be a
cryptodome. The
caldera has an
almost perfectly circular outline with the exception...
- Kentucky,
United States Topo map USGS
Waddy Geology Mountain type(s)
Astrobleme (unconfirmed),
Cryptodome (unconfirmed)
Climbing Easiest route Short hike...
- vent
Complex volcano –
Landform of more than one
related volcanic centre Cryptodome –
Roughly circular protrusion from
slowly extruded viscous volcanic lava...
