layer of ash

collocation in English

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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ash
noun
uk
/æʃ/us
/æʃ/
the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, ...
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(Definition oflayerandashfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These were protected from erosion by alayerofashfrom the next eruption.
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A thicklayerofashcan turn into a calcium rich hardpan as tough as cement after being rained upon.
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Once the fire takes hold, the fuel is covered with alayerofash.
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Anywhere that hard materials sit atop alayerofash, hoodoos have eroded out of the matrix.
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In 2001 alayerofashfell upon the town staining nearly every house.
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In 2008, archaeologists announced the discovery of alayerofashthat contained fragments of glazed pottery with fish and animal bones, on the site.
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Even today thelayerofashcan be seen, a few centimetres under the grass sward, on the edges of the footpaths near the lighthouse ndern.
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They had several layers of ash, each one sealed with burned clay.
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The layers of ash and lapilli, incorporating some clasts of deformed lake sediments, were deposited by sediment gravity flows.
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The layers of ash, remains of victims, and general chaos evident at places abandoned after a battle are absent.
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Because it was found between two layers of ash, it has been dated by tephrochronology to at least 230,000 years before the present.
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The skeleton of the adult was not calcined, but instead surrounded by layers of ash and burnt soil a possible indication for a burial ritual.
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Its structure consists of layers of ash either parallel or overlapping them, including lenticular masses of pumice agglomerated.
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Deep layers of ash compact into impermeable layers between lava flows, preventing percolation of the rainwater.
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According to recent archaeological layers of ash found and submitted for consideration are carbon-14 dating back over three thousand years.
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Features uncovered included several smudge pits for deer hide, layers of ash with food pieces in it, including both plants and animals (with an emphasis on acorns), and several hearths.
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