- mafic lava
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A lava with a silica content (by weight) ranging from 45-55% (AGI, 1976, p. 447; Peterson and Tilling, 2000, p. 957).
Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. G. J. Hudak. 2001.
mafic lava
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