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n. - A hard rock formed from volcanic ash.

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  • These small ridges are composed of mostly fresh, ignimbrite cobbles and reveal little pedogenic development.
  • Past eruptions from the Taupo cauldera and other northern volcanic centers formed a number of large upland ignimbrite plateaus.
  • In parts of China, houses were built of bricks carved from ignimbrite quarries, but in northern Italy the opposite approach had been taken, with homes and shops being...
  • A little info for your brain: The Cappadocia region is largely underlain by sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams, and ignimbrite deposits erupted from ancient...
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