Ignimbrite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ignimbrite is a noun meaning (geology) A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
Meaning
(geology) A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
Example Sentences
The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.
Word Forms
- ignimbrites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rhyolitic, pumicite, pyroclastic, cinders, rapilli, pumice.
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