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lapilli [lə′pi‚lī]
(geology) Pyroclasts that range from 0.04 to 2.6 inches (1 to 64 millimeters) in diameter. Lapilli small rounded or irregularly shaped pieces of lava between the size of a pea and a walnut, ejected together with volcanic bombs and ash during volcanic eruptions. They are chunks of lava that have solidified in flight or fragments of volcanic and wall rock through which the eruption passed and which solidified earlier. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Nezhukumatathil specifies in her "Notes" that the volume's five sections are "divided into specific thematic movements in a volcano's lifespan," and the epigraphs accompanying the sections contour a poetic narrative of sorts: "fin of molten rock waves at the sky," "cane spiders tiptoe across the ash," "scallops watch pillow lava from underwater," "nuggets of wet lapilli collect under a pine tree and no one hears," and, finally, "ovenbirds, bulgy with seed, fly past the blast. A lapilli tuff layer in gypcrete near Mantos Blancos was dated by the K-Ar (biotite) method at 2. Play the strategy game of Latrunculi (Latin for brigands and similar to chess) or go for something a little easier, such as Terni Lapilli (three stones, or noughts and crosses). |
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