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Definition of Stratovolcano
1. Noun. (geology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stratovolcano
1. [n -NOS or -NOES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stratovolcano
Literary usage of Stratovolcano
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"stratovolcano. A volcano that is constructed of alternating layers of lava and
pyroclastic deposits; also known as a composite volcano, Strombolian éruption ..."
2. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"Initial melt in the model has [Sr]=350 and 87Sr/86Sr=0.7034 - the average values
for aphyric basalts from shield volcano and stratovolcano. ..."
3. First International Symposium on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Program (1993)
"... AK Redoubt volcano, a remote 10200-foot-high stratovolcano 110 miles southwest
of Anchorage, began its third major eruption this century on December 14, ..."
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