hornito
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A small mound on a lava flow made when gas pushes through the top
- noun
- /hɔrˈniːtoʊ/
- Specialized
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hornito
- The researchers found a unique hornito that formed during the last volcanic eruption.
Examples
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Tourists gathered around the hornito to marvel at the unusual shapes created by the flowing lava.
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Someone would have put corn on the lip of a hornito to be covered with lava, then later broke off the cooled stone chunks and carried them back to the village.
Academic text (2004) -
A hornito is created when gas pressure builds up and pushes lava into a small mound on the surface.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hornito comes from Spanish horno 'oven' with the small ending -ito to mean 'little oven'. People call a small dome of lava a hornito because it looks like a tiny oven that pushes out heat and gas.
