tuff-breccia

  • 1Tuff — (from the Italian tufo ) is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff should not be confused with tufa , another type of rock. Volcanic ashThe products of a volcanic eruption are… …

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  • 2breccia — Synonyms and related words: aa, abyssal rock, agglomerate, agglomeration, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, bunch, clot, cluster, concrete, concretion, conglomerate, conglomeration, crag, debris, detritus, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe,… …

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  • 3Mount Meager — The Mount Meager volcanic complex rising above the Pemberton Valley. Summits left to right are Capricorn Mountain, Mount Meager proper and Plinth Peak …

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  • 4Diatreme — The Moses Rock Dike diatreme, Cane Valley, Utah. A diatreme is a breccia filled volcanic pipe that was formed by a gaseous explosion. Diatremes often breach the surface and produce a tuff cone, a filled relatively shallow crater known as a maar,… …

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  • 5Milbanke Sound Group — Milbanke Sound Cones Mountain …

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  • 6Pavey Ark — Infobox Mountain Name = Pavey Ark Photo = P1230070.jpg Caption = Pavey Ark, seen from the shores of Stickle Tarn Elevation = 700 m (2,297 ft) Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Central Fells Prominence = c. 15 m Parent peak = Thunacar …

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  • 7Subglacial volcano — A subglacial volcano is a volcanic form produced by subglacial eruptions or eruptions beneath the surface of a glacier or ice sheet which is then melted into a lake by the rising lava. Today they are most common in Iceland and Antarctica; older… …

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  • 8Helmet Peak — Infobox Mountain Name=Helmet Peak Photo= Caption= Elevation=318 metres (1,043 feet) Location=British Columbia, Canada Range=Pacific Coast Ranges Prominence = Coordinates = coord|52|35|N|128|35|W|type:mountain region:CA Topographic… …

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  • 9Central Oregon Coast Range — Geobox | Range name= Central Oregon Coast Range other name= country= United States state= Oregon state1= parent = Oregon Coast Range parent1 = Pacific Coast Ranges border= Northern Oregon Coast Range border1= Southern Oregon Coast Range geology=… …

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  • 10Туфобрекчия — г. п., образованная путем цементации и уплотнения неотсортированного грубообломочного рыхлого вулканокластического материала. Состоит из угловатых или слабо скатанных обломков и глыб лавы, шлака, вулк. бомб, погруженных в более мелкозернистый… …

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