lava field

lava field
   An area covered primarily by lava flows whose terrain can be rough and broken or relatively smooth; it can include vent structures (e.g., small cinder cones, spatter cones, etc.), surface flow structures (e.g., pressure ridges, tumuli, etc.) and small, intermittent areas covered with pyroclastics.
   Compare: lava plain, volcanic field.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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