volcanic field

volcanic field
   A more or less well defined area that is covered with volcanic rocks of much more diverse lithology and distribution than a lava field, or that is so modified by age and erosion that its original topographic configuration, composition and extent is uncertain.
   Compare: lava field, lava plain.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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