Geology glossary

Ein Schlot, flach, rund, auch bekannt als vulkanischen Fissur oder einfach flach, rund, ist ein linearer vulkanischer Schlot bricht durch die Lava.

A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure or simply fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is usually a few meters wide and may be many kilometers long. Fissure vents can cause large flood basalts and lava channels. This type of volcano is usually hard to recognize from the ground and from outer space because it has no ... Ganzer Eintrag

Fossilien sind die mineralisierten oder auf andere Weise erhalten bleibt oder Spuren (z. B. Spuren) von Tieren, Pflanzen und andere Organismen.

Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers (strata) is known as the fossil record. The study of fossils a... Ganzer Eintrag