pyroclastic-flow deposit

[‚pī·rə‚klas·tik ′flō dī‚päz·ət]

(petrology)

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The proximal facies of the Tosu pyroclastic-flow deposit erupted from Aso caldera, Japan.

Principle and geomorphological applicability of summit level and base level technique using Aster Gdem satellite-derived data and the original software Baz/Principio e aplicabilidade das tecnicas de seppomen e sekkokumen para analises geomorfologicas com base nos dados de satelites do Aster Gdem e o software original Baz

Most amusing is the characterization of "Pyrodastic flow deposit adobe." Here, "adobe" is a Philippine colloquialism for pyroclastic-flow deposits, misapplied by the Spaniards from their experience in the Americas, where "adobe" was bricks of sun-dried clay mixed with grass.