bocca
bocca An Italian word meaning ‘opening’ or ‘mouth’, used originally by Italian volcanologists when referring to an opening through which lava is effusing. The term is used extensively to describe secondary effusion points on the surface of active compound lava flows, as well as primary effusion points at the base of cinder cones lying on major eruptive fissure lines.
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