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Bilingual glossary of geology

Pyroclast Pyroclaste

A rock fragment ejected into the air during a volcanic eruption (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Igneous rocks

Related words:
  Extrusive (Igneous Rock; syn.: Volcanic)
  Volcanic Eruption
  Volcano
  Pyroclastic Flow
  Pyroclastic