“Most typical of the volcanicity is the presence of ultrabasic lavas and the highly magnesian basic lavas known as komatiites.”
“Palaeozoic volcanicity was conspicuous along active continental margins especially where there was subduction.”
“This formed over 4 billion years ago giving evidence of planetary accretion and volcanicity on the moon.”
volcano
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
“You think you're going to do a bit of naked swimming in a lake in one of the most isolated parts of the country, then I turn up with a camera crew and a volcanist.”
volcanization
The process of undergoing volcanicheat and being affected by it.
volcaniclastic
(geology) A clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials
volcanologist
One who is skilled in, professes or practices volcanology.
“Seismologists and volcanologists use both seismic and infrasonic signals to monitor volcanic activity.”
“Rainier is a composite volcano built of lava and fragmented rock and while volcanologists say it's unlikely to erupt again in the near future, they always add a small corollary.”
“Stationed at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, she and other volcanologists had been keeping a close eye on the restless mountain for two days.”