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Definition of Nonvolcanic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonvolcanic
Literary usage of Nonvolcanic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Data of Geochemistry by Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1908)
"The sulphur, therefore, has been regarded by some writers as volcanic, by others
as a product of nonvolcanic agencies, and the conditions are such that ..."
2. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland (1822)
"As in the course of this work volcanic and nonvolcanic porphyries may often occur,
it appears to me in. dispensible, to exhibit the general table of the ..."
3. Tapping the Earths Natural Heat by Wendell A. Duffield, John H. Sass, Michael L. Sorey (1995)
"Extensive development of the warm-water systems, most commonly found in volcanic
areas but also in a few nonvolcanic areas, can significantly improve the ..."
4. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"In nonvolcanic regions, surface waters may attain to high temperatures by descending
to the requisite depths which can be determined from the known rate 1 ..."
5. Outlines of the Earth's History: A Popular Study in Physiography by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1898)
"... which in their structure are essentially like the continents—that is, they
are built in part or in whole of nonvolcanic rocks, sandstones, limestones, ..."
6. Bulletin of the Department of Geology by Andrew C. Lawson (1906)
"... mantles indifferently over the blue San Pablo, the Monterey and the older
rocks, but, save for the pumiceous tuff near its base, it is nonvolcanic in ..."
7. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"Throughout the ranges, volcanic cones exceed the average height of the surrounding
nonvolcanic highlands, frequently reaching 5000m in elevation: ..."
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