Alternate Definitions for ash flow

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Term: ash flow
Definition:

A turbulent mixture of gas and rock fragments, most of which are ash-sized particles, ejected violently from a crater or fissure. The mass of pyroclastics is normally of very high temperature and moves rapidly down the slopes or even along a level surface.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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