Pyroclastic rock
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title:
Pyroclastic rock
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Pyroclastic rocks are clastic rocks composed of rock fragments produced and ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions. The individual rock fragments are known as pyroclasts. Pyroclastic rocks are a type of volcaniclastic deposit, which are deposits made predominantly of volcanic particles. 'Phreatic' pyroclastic deposits are a variety of pyroclastic rock that forms from volcanic steam explosions and they are entirely made of accidental clasts. 'Phreatomagmatic' pyroclastic deposits are formed from
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Clastic rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyroclastic_rock
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date modified:
2024-01-08T20:07:31Z
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