carbonatite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carbonatite
Example Sentences
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It is the world's only active carbonatite volcano, producing lava that is unusually fluid and relatively cool at about 550 degrees Celsius, compared to the 650 to 1,200 degrees typical of most magmas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025
“At the very edge of the craton we get these carbonatite lavas,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 23, 2022
If the crust is ever pulled apart by rifting, however, the trapped carbon can spill upward and erupt as rare carbonatite lava, which contains far more CO2 than standard lava.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 23, 2022
Only one actively erupting carbonatite volcano exists on Earth today, Ol Doinyo Lengai, in the East African Rift Zone of Tanzania.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Note the white carbonatite in the walls of the crater.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
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