lava flow unit

lava flow unit
   A separate, distinct lobe of lava that issues from the main body of a lava flow; a specific outpouring of lava, a few centimeters to several meters thick and of variable lateral extent that forms a subdivision within a single flow. A series of overlapping lava flow-units together comprise a single lava flow.
   Also called flow unit.
   Compare: lava flow.
   GS & GG

Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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