Under these solfataras, (which, at each eruption from the volcano, emitted greater quantities of hot steams) are several hot wells, close to the high-water mark, which, however, seem not to be in the least sulphureous.
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Solfatara
Synonyms for "solfatara"
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Catalan
1 entries- solfatara noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
Dutch
1 entries- solfatare noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
French
1 entries- soufrière noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
German
1 entries- Solfatare noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
Indonesian
1 entries- solfatara noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
Italian
1 entries- zolfatara noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
Portuguese
2 entries- enxofreira noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
- sulfatara noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
Romanian
1 entries- solfatară noun (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam)
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Holmes calls these active vents solfataras, so evidently we are at the type locality for this kind of thing.
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Vents that produce steam alone are fumaroles, or solfataras if laden with sulphur; impressive, but rarely exciting, they are more common on drier volcanoes than in hydrothermal basins.
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