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A fissure opened in a cornfield in the Mexican state of Michoacán and continued to erupt for nine years, forming the cinder cone Parícutin .
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Fissure vent
Linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts
A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure, eruption fissure or simply a fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is often a few metres wide and may be many kilometres long. Fissure vents can cause large…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Michoacán
State of Mexico
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 113 municipalities and its capital city is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cinder cone
Steep hill of pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent
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Parícutin
Dormant volcano in Michoacán, Mexico
Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)