Volcanic plugs. A volcanic plug forms when lava hardens in the vent of a volcano. These plug is part of a complex situated within the crater of an ext

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Volcanic plugs. A volcanic plug forms when lava hardens in the vent of a volcano. These plug is part of a complex situated within the crater of an extinct volanco. Photographed in the Hoggar Mountains, near Tamanrasset, Algeria.

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