scoria

scoria
scoriaceous /skawr'ee ay"sheuhs, skohr'-/, adj.
/skawr"ee euh, skohr"-/, n., pl. scoriae /skawr"ee ee', skohr"-/.
1. Metall. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
2. Geol. a cinderlike basic cellular lava.
[1350-1400; ME < L scoria < Gk skoría, deriv. of skôr dung]

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Heavy, dark, glassy igneous rock that contains many bubblelike cavities.

Foamlike scoria, in which the bubbles are very thin shells of solidified basaltic magma, occurs as a product of explosive eruptions (as on Hawaii) and as frothy crusts on some lavas. Other scoria, sometimes called volcanic cinder, resembles clinkers, or cinders from a coal furnace.

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rock
      heavy, dark-coloured, glassy, pyroclastic igneous rock that contains many vesicles (bubblelike cavities). Foamlike scoria, in which the bubbles are very thin shells of solidified basaltic magma, occurs as a product of explosive eruptions (as on Hawaii) and as frothy crusts on some pahoehoe (smooth- or billowy-surfaced) lavas. Other scoria, sometimes called volcanic cinder, resembles clinkers, or cinders from a coal furnace.

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