ignimbrite
nounUK /ˈɪɡnɪmbɹʌɪt/
Etymology By surface analysis, igni- (“fire”) + Latin imbris (“shower; stormcloud”) + -ite.
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A deposit left by a pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli, and lithic fragments.
- The walls of the houses and shops and temples were often constructed of alternating courses of large blocks of ignimbrite and small, sienna-coloured Roman bricks.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 13:
- Derived terms
- ignimbritic
- Related terms
- igneous rock