fumarolicadj.
/ˌfjuːməˈrɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌfjuməˈroʊlɪk/, /ˌfjuməˈrɑlɪk/ Of or belonging to a fumarole; formed by a fumarole.
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1903 Science 3 Apr. 543 The placing of various ore deposits of many well-known districts in such classes as fumarolic, solfataric, pneumatolytic, etc...seemed to the speaker to be premature.
1944 C. A. Cotton Volcanoes xii. 203 In this case the fumarolic activity continued for ten years.
1965 G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. xiv. 220/2 Fleming showed the gypsum to be prominent in altered deposits at the sites of extinct or dying fumarolic activity.
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