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    A ________ Is an Open Cavity in a Volcanic Rock
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A ________ Is an Open Cavity in a Volcanic Rock

Question 161

Question 161

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A ________ is an open cavity in a volcanic rock that was filled by a gas bubble when the lava was still mainly liquid.


A) porphyrocryst
B) vesicle
C) phenocryst
D) xenocryst

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