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SOFFIONI (sometimes spelt suffioni)

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 344 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SOFFIONI (sometimes spelt suffioni) , a name applied in See also:Italy to certain volcanic vents which emit jets of See also:steam, generally associated with See also:hydrogen sulphide and See also:carbon dioxide, sometimes also with a little See also:ammonia and See also:marsh-See also:gas. The soffioni are usually arranged in See also:groups, and are best represented in the See also:Maremma of See also:Tuscany, where they contain a small See also:pro-portion of boric See also:acid, for which they are utilized industrially. For such natural steam-holes, the See also:French geologists often use the See also:term soufflards in See also:place of the See also:Italian soffioni.

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