volcanic soil
Ash-enriched growing medium
Volcanic soil is earth formed from weathered volcanic materials—ash, lava, and other deposits from eruptions.
Known for exceptional fertility, it's rich in minerals like phosphorus and potassium: The volcanic soil of Hawaii produces remarkable coffee.
Regions with volcanic soil often become prime agricultural land despite the dangers of nearby volcanoes.
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- magmaMolten rock underground
- pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive
- pyroclastic flowHot volcanic gas-debris mixture
ash deposits · potassium · crop yield · caldera · terracing · growing season · fertile ground · tephra · magnesium · igneous rock · scoria · terroir · tuff · trace minerals · earthen · obsidian · coffee plantations · wine country
- Soiltopsoil, subsoil, dirt, loam, earth
- volcaniclava, magma, tephra, pumice, scoria
- Canary IslandsTenerife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz, Candelaria, San Sebastian
- island ecologyoceanic islands, endemic species, archipelago, archipelagos, atoll
- island resourcescoconuts, fish stocks, coral reefs, fresh water, palm trees
- Kona coffeeKona, Kona coffee
fertility/nutrient profile
volcanic soilbarren soil
Earth lacking fertility
depleted soil · poor soil · hardpan · laterite · desert soil