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Dome

A dome-shaped mound formed around a volcanic vent

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Dike

An intrusion of magmatic rock forming between fractures of earlier rock

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Diatreme

A volcanic vent formed by a gaseous magmatic thrust

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Dividend

Cash or stock awarded to shareholders of a company, usually as incentive for retention.

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Dissolution

The process of breaking up a mineral, compound or other matter or entity, into smaller or smallest units