Definition of Pyroclastic. Meaning of Pyroclastic. Synonyms of Pyroclastic

- Look up pyroclastic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pyroclast, Pyroclastic or Pyroclastics may refer to: Pyroclast, or airborne volcanic tephra fragments...
- A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively...
- Pyroclastic rocks are clastic rocks composed of rock fragments produced and ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions. The individual rock fragments are...
- A pyroclastic surge is a fluidised m**** of turbulent gas and rock fragments that is ejected during some volcanic eruptions. It is similar to a pyroclastic...
- A pyroclastic fall deposit is a uniform deposit of material which has been ejected from a volcanic eruption or plume such as an ash fall or tuff. Pyroclastic...
- large cone-shaped volcanoes made up of lava flows, explosively erupted pyroclastic rocks, and igneous intrusives that are typically centered around a cylindrical...
- caused by pyroclastic flows and lahars, deadly hazards that often accompany explosive eruptions of subduction-zone stratovolcanoes. Pyroclastic flows are...
- produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus. Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during...
- affected by pyroclastic flows from the volcano. Verb**** and others believe that the final major Krakatoa eruption was a lateral blast, or pyroclastic surge...
- recently active from 1990 to 1995, and a large eruption in 1991 generated a pyroclastic flow that killed 43 people, including three volcanologists. Its highest...