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The mass movement of loose alluvial debris, usually on a steep gradient

A satellite which provides landscapes imagery including patterns, geologic structures

An igneous sedimentary rock, composed of altered mafic and ultramafic minerals

A term used to describe the arrangement of leaves or sheets in a structure, sometimes bound on a side

Planks, rods, beams or timbers used to between steel ribbing of an underground structure to fortify support and prevent the picture or rupture of a roof and overlying rocks

A chemical agent sometimes used in the process flotation to depress iron minerals

A formation where pressurized volcanic fluid beneath the Earth’s surface pushes the overlying rock into a dome shaped structure

Minerals recoverable by dissolution

A hollow cylinder or tube like underground formation of solid lava

A volcanic bomb is a chunk of ejected viscous lava larger than a lapilli, being over 64 mm.