tumulus

tumulus
   (pl. tumuli)
   A small dome or mound on the surface of a lava flow formed by the buckling of the congealing crust near the edge of a flow caused by differences in flow rates of the cooler crust above and the hotter, more fluid lava below. Dimensions commonly range from < 1 m to 5 m in height, 3 to 10 m in width and 30 to 40 m in length. Some tumuli are hollow.
   Compare: volcanic pressure ridge.
   SW, GG, & GS

Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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