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Rocks composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic material.

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Is a rock a pyroclastic material?

Some rocks are pyroclastic but most are not.


What is more deadly lava or pyroclastic flow?

Pyroclastic flow.


What is the Hawaiian name for volcanic pyroclastic?

volcanic pyroclastic = 'a'ā


What volcano produces a pyroclastic flow?

an explosive volcano will usually have a pyroclastic flow


Can rhyolite be pyroclastic?

Yes. It is not uncommon for rhyolitic material to form pyroclastic flows.


Are magma and rock both pyroclastic materials?

No. Magma is molten rock that is beneath earth's surface. When it erupts it can form lava or pyroclastic material. Although pyroclastic material can form rocks, most rocks are not from pyroclastic material.


What is the term for lava flow that travels downhill at over 100mph?

Pyroclastic flow


Is Pyroclastic rock basic or acid?

Pyroclastic material is more often felsic (acidic) or intermediate, but mafic (basic) pyroclastic material may also occur.


Can you outrun a pyroclastic flow?

No. A pyroclastic flow can move at well over 100 mph.


Is pyroclastic material poisonous gas?

No. Although a pyroclastic eruption will produce toxic gasses, the pyroclastic material itself consists of sperheated ash, pumice, and rock fragments.


What kind of type of lava does a Pelean eruption have?

A pyroclastic eruption, involving a viscous magma, typically of rhyolitic or andesitic type. An ignimbrite is the deposit of a pyroclastic density current, or pyroclastic flow.


How can pyroclastic flow be used in a sentence?

The pyroclastic flow from the volcano devastated the surrounding area, burying everything in its path under a blanket of ash and hot gases.