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Lava field

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A lava field is a big land of rock.

Hells Half Acre.jpg
Hells Half Acre.jpg
It is made from hot liquid rock. The rock flows out and cools down. It can look like a flat sheet.
Iceland (3), Reykjanes peninsula.JPG
Iceland (3), Reykjanes peninsula.JPG
It can also look like a pile of pillows. It is very dark and pretty. Have you seen dark rocks before?

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Hells Half Acre.jpg
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Iceland (3), Reykjanes peninsula.JPG
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Bárðarbunga Volcano, September 4 2014 -...
File:View of Ögmundarhraun lava field in Iceland from Road 427.jpg
View of Ögmundarhraun lava field in...
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