molten lava

collocation in English

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molten
adjective
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/ˈməʊl.tən/us
/ˈmoʊl.tən/
Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of ...
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lava
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɑː.və/us
/ˈlɑː.və/
hot liquid rock that comes out of the earth through a volcano, or the solid rock formed when ...
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(Definition ofmoltenandlavafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During the 1959 eruption, southwest winds blew fragments ofmoltenlavato the forest.
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This temperature is so low that themoltenlavaappears black in sunlight, rather than having the red glow common to most lavas.
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They dwell in the lairs of true red dragons, and bask on the banks of pools ofmoltenlavathe way seals do on beaches.
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It is estimated that 14 cubic kilometers ofmoltenlavaflowed from the volcano, making the eruption the world's largest recorded lava flow.
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Mid-ocean ridges gradually spread apart over time, due tomoltenlavabeing pushed up under the surface of the earth and creating new rock.
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This same action also caused volcanic activity, sendingmoltenlavainto but not through the sedimentary rock.
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Divergent boundaries also form volcanic islands which occur when the plates move apart to produce gaps whichmoltenlavarises to fill.
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Another eruption would begin once the new crust has cooled and thickened enough for it to no longer be buoyant over themoltenlava.
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Later, just before reaching their goal, they stumble on a lair of rock andmoltenlava.
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Thick layers of beach pebbles and white sand were built up against the sea cliffs that were oncemoltenlava.
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They are created whenmoltenlavatravels away from a volcanic vent and expands an old shoreline.
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Sometimes an application of multiple colors marbleizes or runs down the sculpture's surface, like amoltenlavaflow.
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Some trees lost their branches and got buried bymoltenlavafragments.
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From there, the party comes upon a rickety wooden bridge over a river ofmoltenlava.
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The orb, however, was inaccessible to her, submerged undermoltenlava.
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The volcano then suddenly erupts, collapsing the mine intomoltenlava.
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Its power breaks the floor open, revealing a chasm ofmoltenlavabeneath the castle.
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Over the course of the story, the volcano erupts, throwing out ash andmoltenlava, and destroying the island.
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Ionian lava lakes are depressions partially filled withmoltenlavacovered by a thin solidified crust.
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