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  2. Tamu Massif - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, researchers found that the volcano's structure bore patterns of magnetic striping on either side, indicating that the volcano is likely a hybrid of a mid-ocean ridge and a shield volcano. Geologic data also indicated that Tamu Massif formed at the junction of three mid-ocean ridges, which was a highly unusual occurrence. [14]

  3. Texas has over 200 volcanoes. But are any of them active ...

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    In the continental U.S., the most recent cataclysmic eruption of a volcano was Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. “Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it!” radioed U.S. Geological Survey scientist ...

  4. Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park - Wikipedia

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    Plaque describing the Water Wall. The architects' design for the Waterwall was to be a "horseshoe of rushing water" opposite the Transco (now Williams) Tower. The semi-circular fountain is 64 feet (20 m) tall, to symbolize the 64 stories of the tower, and sits among 118 Texas live oak trees. The concave portion of the circle, which faces north ...

  5. Geology of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas has been the leading state in petroleum production since discovery of the Spindletop oil field in 1901. [11] As of October 2017, the State of Texas (if treated as its own nation) is the 7th largest oil producing nation in the world, with production totaling approximately 3.78 million barrels (600 thousand cubic meters ) per day of oil ...

  6. Submarine volcano - Wikipedia

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    The volcanoes at mid-ocean ridges alone are estimated to account for 75% of the magma output on Earth. [1] Although most submarine volcanoes are located in the depths of seas and oceans, some also exist in shallow water, and these can discharge material into the atmosphere during an eruption.

  7. ‘Mini volcanoes’ appear all over Texas beach, video shows ...

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  8. Outline of plate tectonics - Wikipedia

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    Mid-ocean ridge, also known as Oceanic ridge – Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading; Oceanic trench – Long and narrow depressions of the sea floor; Paleoclimatology – Study of changes in ancient climate; Paleomap – Map of continents and mountain ranges in the past based on plate reconstructions

  9. Philippine volcano erupts, authorities raise alert level

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    MANILA (Reuters) -The alert level has been raised at a volcano in the central Philippines after it erupted, sending a 5-kilometre (3.1-miles) high ash cloud into the sky, the country's seismology ...