Volcanic bomb
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volcanic-bomb-266-13564042
title:
Volcanic bomb
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A volcanic bomb or lava bomb is a mass of partially molten rock (tephra) larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption. Because volcanic bombs cool after they leave the volcano, they are extrusive igneous rocks. Volcanic bombs can be thrown many kilometres from an erupting vent, and often acquire aerodynamic shapes during their flight. Bombs can be extremely large; the 1935 eruption of Mount Asama in Japan expelled bombs mea
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Mass of molten rock ejected during an eruption
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_bomb
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2023-11-27T18:14:51Z
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