Translations for pyroclastic in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

pyroclastic [Brit ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈklastɪk, Am ˌpaɪroʊˈklæstɪk] ADJ

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A few seconds later, it erupted laterally, sending swift pyroclastic flows down its flanks at near supersonic speeds. en.wikipedia.org

In a lunar volcanic eruption, a pyroclastic cloud would follow local relief resulting in an often sinuous track. en.wikipedia.org

This event obliterated the second dome, sent ash 10 mi in the air and created small, red-hot pyroclastic flows. en.wikipedia.org

Another grain consisting of extremely rounded but glacially dissected quartz monzonite, are another small but widespread element of the pyroclastic fall deposit. en.wikipedia.org

The volcanic island is dotted with cinder cones, tuff cones, pyroclastic cones, maars and crater lakes. en.wikipedia.org

Within both of these craters, are several explosive volcanic features, including scoria deposits, lava domes, and pyroclastic domes, or cinder cone volcanoes. en.wikipedia.org

Examples include avalanches, haboobs, seafloor turbidity currents, lahars, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows. en.wikipedia.org

As mentioned above, much of the terrain is composed of pyroclastic materials with low permeability. en.wikipedia.org

One woman, a housemaid, also survived the pyroclastic flow but perished soon after said, the only thing she remembered from the event was sudden heat. en.wikipedia.org

They consist of pyroclastic tuffs with rhyolitic or dacitic composition, cover a large area and reach large thicknesses. en.wikipedia.org

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