volcanicity
volcanicity (volcanism, vulcanicity, vulcanism) All the processes associated with the transfer of magma and volatiles from the interior of the Earth to its surface. Current volcanicity is confined to regions of the Earth where lithospheric plates converge, diverge, or pass over possible mantle hot-spots.
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