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ignimbrite
[ ig-nim-brahyt ]
noun
Petrology.
- a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz.
ignimbrite
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noun
- a rock formed by the deposition at high temperature and the consolidation of a nuée ardente or other type of ash flow, being a complicated mixture of volcanic materials welded together by heat, hot gases, and pressure Also calledwelded tuft See tuft
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- A volcanic rock formed by the consolidation of volcanic ash and other material ejected by an explosive volcanic eruption.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ignimbrite1
1932; < Latin ign ( is ) fire + imbr-, stem of imber rain, shower + -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ignimbrite1
C20: from Latin ign ( is ) fire + imbr ( is ), imber shower of rain + -ite 1
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So far, the team has found four previously unrecognized ignimbrite units at Sour Creek, suggesting at least four eruptive pulses.
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They thought they were looking at an ignimbrite, a volcanic flow deposit.
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Groundmass crystallisation and cooling rates of lava-like ignimbrites: the Grey’s Landing ignimbrite, southern Idaho, USA.
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