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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kazangan
"その山はマグマが冷えてできた火山岩で覆われている。"
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A rock formed from lava erupted from a volcano, typically characterized by a fine-grained or glassy texture due to rapid cooling on the Earth's surface.
"Pumice and basalt are common types of volcanic rock found near active tectonic plate boundaries." - 2
Igneous rock extruded onto the surface of the planet rather than cooled slowly beneath the crust.
"Geologists analyzed the mineral composition of the volcanic rock layers to determine the history of ancient eruptions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'volcanic', derived from Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire, originating via French and Italian from Latin, and 'rock', from Old English 'roc' or Old French 'roque'. It emerged in geological literature during the late 18th century as scientific classification of igneous rocks began to formalize.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volcanic rock" is said worldwide
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roche volcanique
Transliteration: /ʁɔʃ vɔl.ka.nik/
"Les îles haïtiennes sont formées de roche volcanique."
Vulkanstein
Transliteration: /vʊlˈkaːnˌʃtaɪn/
"Die Klippen bestehen größtenteils aus porösem Vulkanstein."
roccia vulcanica
Transliteration: /ˈrɔt.tʃa vul.kaˈni.ka/
"Il terreno fertile è ricco di roccia vulcanica sbriciolata."
roca volcánica
Transliteration: /ˈro.ka βolˈka.ni.ka/
"La lava enfriada se convierte en roca volcánica oscura."
rocha vulcânica
Transliteration: /ˈʁɔ.ʃɐ vuwˈkɐ̃.ni.kɐ/
"As encostas da ilha estão cobertas de rocha vulcânica."
ज्वालामुखी चट्टान
Transliteration: jvalamukhi chattana
"इस द्वीप की सतह मुख्य रूप से ज्वालामुखी चट्टान से बनी है।"
火山岩
Transliteration: huǒ shān yán
"这种火山岩具有多孔的质地。"
화산암
Transliteration: hwasanam
"제주도의 지형은 주로 화산암으로 이루어져 있다."
火山岩
Transliteration: kazangan
"その山はマグマが冷えてできた火山岩で覆われている。"
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