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phreatomagmatic
(redirected from Phreatic eruption)

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phreatomagmatic [frē¦ad·ō·mag′mad·ik]
(geology)
Pertaining to a volcanic explosion that extrudes both magmatic gases and steam; it is caused by the contact of the magma with groundwater or ocean water.


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This does not apply to phreatic eruptions (bulk-interaction steam explosivity and contact-surface steam explosivity), as shown by Wohletz (2003), nor is it applicable to magmatic pyroclastic eruptions.
A year later came blasts of steam and ash, or phreatic eruptions.
 
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