| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HORNITO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hornito \Hor*ni"to\, noun. [A diminutive from Spanish horno oven, from Latin expression furnus. See Furnace.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HORNITO
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| Geography | Vent situated on lava flow and delivering either blobs of viscous lava, or driblet cones, or ash, and forming a small pipe-like cone. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Geology | A small rootless spatter cone that forms on the surface of a basaltic lava flow (usually pahoehoe) is called a hornito. A hornito develops when lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface of a flow and then accumulates around the opening. Typically, hornitos are steep sided and form conspicuous pinnacles or stacks. They are "rootless" because they are fed by lava from the underlying flow instead of from a deeper magma conduit. (references) | ||
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