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Volcanic ash consists of
fragments of rock,
mineral crystals, and
volcanic gl****,
produced during volcanic eruptions and
measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches)...
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Plumes of
volcanic ash near
active volcanoes are a
flight safety hazard,
especially for
night flights.
Volcanic ash is hard and abrasive, and can quickly...
- a type of rock made of
volcanic ash ejected from a vent
during a
volcanic eruption.
Following ejection and deposition, the
ash is
lithified into a solid...
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Several types of
volcanic eruptions—during
which material is
expelled from a
volcanic vent or fissure—have been
distinguished by volcanologists. These...
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crust of a planetary-m**** object, such as Earth, that
allows hot lava,
volcanic ash, and
gases to
escape from a
magma chamber below the surface. The process...
- colliding,
fragmenting particles of
volcanic ash (and
sometimes ice),
which generate static electricity within the
volcanic plume,
leading to the name dirty...
- A
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) is a
group of
experts responsible for
coordinating and
disseminating information on
atmospheric volcanic ash clouds...
- is a
cloud of super-heated
ash and
tephra suspended in
gases emitted during an
explosive volcanic eruption. The
volcanic materials form a
vertical column...
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volcanic ash used by the
Romans in Italy, at Pozzuoli. The
modern definition of
pozzolana encomp****es any
volcanic material (pumice or
volcanic ash)...
- is a
geochronological technique that uses
discrete layers of tephra—
volcanic ash from a
single eruption—to
create a
chronological framework in
which paleoenvironmental...
