Kuormalava
Kuormalava is a term used in Finnish geology to describe a particular type of lava deposit. The exact meaning varies somewhat between sources, but it generally refers to a thick, cohesive lava flow that solidifies at the surface to form a crust while the interior remains partly molten and capable of transporting and incorporating fragments from the surrounding rock. The word combines kuorma, meaning load, with lava, reflecting the idea of a moving body that carries a load of clasts.
In field descriptions, kuormalava is often linked to low-viscosity mafic lavas, such as basalt, which can form
The term is primarily used within Finnish geological literature and may not have a single, widely adopted
Significance of kuormalava lies in aiding the interpretation of eruption dynamics and emplacement history in Finnish