solfatara
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Etymology
Origin of solfatara
1770–80; < Italian (Neapolitan) solfatara, derivative of solfo < Latin sulfur; see sulfur
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—Montserrat, a solfatara; fine porphyritic lavas with large crystals of feldspar and hornblende near Galloway, according to Mr. Nugent.—Nevis, a solfatara.—St.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
South of Burauen rises the mountain ridge of Manacagan, on the further slope of which is a large solfatara, which yields sulphur for the powder manufactory in Manila, and for commerce.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
From the inquiries I made, however, I apprehend that it is a kind of solfatara.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
At present, as we hear from travellers who have ascended it, the crater, like that of Popocatepetl, is in the condition of a solfatara, sending out jets of steam and sulphurous acid gas.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
From the elevation of the solfatara, a rather large fresh-water lake, surrounded by wooded mountains, is seen through a gap, exactly south, which is named Jaruanan.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
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