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How can you find the age of a layer of rock that surrounded by layers of volcanic ash?
Once you have found a radiometric age for the surrounding layers of volcanic ash, you can safely state that the age of the intervening layer is intermediate between those dates
What will happen to a roof of a building that had a thick layer of volcanic ash on it?
At some point the weight of the ash will cause the roof to collapse.
How can you find the age of a layer of a rock that is surrounded by layers of volcanic ash?
Use PEMDAS
What is volcanic tuft made from?
The correct spelling is volcanic tuff instead of volcanic tuft. Volcanic ash that has been ejected from vents during eruption makes volcanic tuff.
Are there different types of volcanic ash?
Volcanic ash is created when solid rock shatters and magma separates into minute particles during explosive volcanic activity. Its chemistry depends on the chemistry of the magma and rock involved. Ash can be characterized based on whether it is mainly consolidated or mainly unconsolidated. Mainly unconsolidated ash can be * Agglomerate * Layer, Lapilli Tephra * Coarse Ash * Fine Ash Mainly consolidated ash can be: * Agglomerate, pyroclastic breccia * Lapilli Tuff, Lapillistone * Coarse (ash) Tuff * Fine (ash) Tuff
How can you find the age of a layer of rock that surrounded by layers of volcanic ash?
Once you have found a radiometric age for the surrounding layers of volcanic ash, you can safely state that the age of the intervening layer is intermediate between those dates
What will happen to a roof of a building that had a thick layer of volcanic ash on it?
At some point the weight of the ash will cause the roof to collapse.
How can you find the age of a layer of rock that is surrounded by layers of volcanic ash?
Use PEMDAS
How can you find the age of a layer of a rock that is surrounded by layers of volcanic ash?
Use PEMDAS
How thick was the layer of volcanic ash that covered pompeii?
8-10 feet deep.
How do you use lava to learn about the ages of sedimentary rock?
It is fairly easy to determine the age of lava or volcanic ash using radiometric dating, but much harder with sedimentary rock. But, if a layer of sedimentary rock is in between two layers of volcanic rock, then we know if had to have formed after the first layer and before the second one. If we know how old the volcanic layers are, then we have a general idea of how old the sedimentary layer is as well.
What is volcanic tuft made from?
The correct spelling is volcanic tuff instead of volcanic tuft. Volcanic ash that has been ejected from vents during eruption makes volcanic tuff.
Are there different types of volcanic ash?
Volcanic ash is created when solid rock shatters and magma separates into minute particles during explosive volcanic activity. Its chemistry depends on the chemistry of the magma and rock involved. Ash can be characterized based on whether it is mainly consolidated or mainly unconsolidated. Mainly unconsolidated ash can be * Agglomerate * Layer, Lapilli Tephra * Coarse Ash * Fine Ash Mainly consolidated ash can be: * Agglomerate, pyroclastic breccia * Lapilli Tuff, Lapillistone * Coarse (ash) Tuff * Fine (ash) Tuff
What is tephor?
Tephor is a type of volcanic ash. Tephor is a type of volcanic ash.
Is volcanic ash radioactive?
No. Volcanic ash is harmful to inhale and can be toxic, but it is not radioactive.
What is volcanic ash good for?
Volcanic ash can create very fertile soil.
Does volcanic ash create basalt?
No. While volcanic ash can have a basaltic composition, it usually does not. Basalt forms from lava. Volcanic ash forms tuff.
