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Scoria
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Lat. scoria, slag), in geology, a name applied to lava when moderately vesicular and having a structure like that of a clinker. Ejected masses of scoriaceous lava are often called "cinders," a term conveniently used for all lumps of vesicular lava (see Volcano).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scoria'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/scoria.html. 1910.