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geological terms

жёлтая книжечка (

TermDefinition
geyser гейзер
rhyolite риолит
andesite андезит
basalt базальт
plateau плато
boundary граница
terrain местность/ландшафт/рельеф
interior недра/внутренняя часть
caldera кальера
products of alteration продукты изменения
rigid plate жёсткая плита
transitional area переходная зона
ring fracture кольцевой разлом
hot spot горячая точка
hot spring термальный источник
arid region пустынная область
overthrust fault пологий надвиг
to erupt/eject/emit/expel извергаться/изливаться
explosive eruption эксплозивное (взрывное) извержение
volcanic outflow вулканическое извержение
mud pot грязевой гейзер
quiescent interval период покоя
to weld/fuse спекаться/слипаться
hot-ash flow горячий пепловый поток
magma chamber/reservoir магматическая камера
cooling unit остывающая толща
to collapse/fall обруживаться
to span to stretch from side to side to extend across
to flank to ba situated at sides
to merge to join gradually to unite
framework structure структура/рамки/обрамлять/ (?)
climax the highest point event or point of the greatest intensity culmination
in the aftermath of as a result of
hiatus break/gap/interval
to sag прогибаться
to trigger to initiate a process
triggering mechanism immediate cause of something serious or violent
resurgence (of magma) возобновление/повторное поднятие
tumescence/bulge воздымание/вспучивание
(to) overlap перекрывать несогласное залегание
to shift away (from ... to) перемещаться
to diminish уменьшаться/ослаблять
to penetrate проникать
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