scoria
IPA: skˈɔriʌ
noun
- The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
- (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
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Examples of "scoria" in Sentences
- An old name for scoria is cinder.
- Most have large scoria mound and crater.
- Scoria is a light weight glassy lava rock.
- Cinder Cone is a high cone of loose scoria.
- A walk up to the scoria summit passes lava caves.
- Its scoria was used on the district's early roads.
- It is named after a nearby scoria cone with crater.
- These scoria walls are still a feature of the suburb today.
- It is composed of scoria hill from a series of volcanic vents.
- It is a composite volcano of scoria resting on lava disc and tuff.
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