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Like a river, underground lava flows tend to meander back and forth and create passages somewhat sinusoidal as viewed from above. Such passages are characterized by the presence of cutbanks and aprons (slipbanks). But a variety of other passage types are possible as well.
AUTHOR: Dave Bunnell