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Solfatara
Solfatara Sol`fa*ta"ra, n.[It., from solfo brimstone, sulphur,
L. sulfur, E. sulphur.] (Geol.)
A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors,
steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic
activity.
Meaning of Solfataras from wikipedia
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Solfatara (Italian:
Solfatara di Pozzuoli) is a
shallow volcanic crater at Pozzuoli, near Naples, part of the
Phlegraean Fields (Italian:
Campi Flegrei)...
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fumarole that
emits significant sulfur compounds is
sometimes called a
solfatara.
Fumarole activity can
break down rock
around the vent,
while simultaneously...
- the Gulf of Naples.
There are
effusive gaseous manifestations in the
Solfatara crater,
which was
believed in
ancient Rome to be the home of Vulcan, the...
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known but
eruptions have
produced andesitic-to-dacitic lava. A line of
solfataras extend from the
southeast flank at an
elevation of 2,400 m (7,874 ft)...
- is alkaline. It
occurs as a
precipitate around volcanic fumaroles and
solfataras. It also
occurs as an
alteration in
argillaceous sediments or coal beds...
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National Park
Faraglioni Herculaneum Paestum Pompeii Santa Sofia,
Benevento Solfatara Sorrento Peninsula Stabiae Trinità
della Cava
Vesuvius National Park Villa...
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evidence of
ancient eruptions; however, also
included in this area is
Solfatara, a
shallow volcanic crater still emitting jets of
sulfur fumes and, thus...
- stink),
referring to the
sulfuric fumes in the area, most
notably from
Solfatara.
Puteoli became the
great emporium for the
Alexandrian grain ships and...
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visited him in
prison at the
sulphur mines of Pozzuoli, near the
volcano of
Solfatara. The
authorities discovered that
these men were also
Christians and they...
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first isolated, e.g.
Sulfolobus solfataricus was
first isolated in the
Solfatara volcano.
Other species can be
found throughout the
world in
areas of volcanic...
