pyroclastic ground surge

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pyroclastic ground surge [¦pī·rə¦klas·tik ′grau̇nd ‚sərj]

(geology)

The relatively thin mantle of rock found around a volcanic vent; the thickness is not uniform, the internal stratification is not parallel to the top and bottom of the layer, and the extent is a few kilometers from the source.

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