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A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface from which molten lava, rock fragments, and other gases erupt.
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Jain, S. (2014). Volcanoes. In: Fundamentals of Physical Geology. Springer Geology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1539-4_16
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