volcanic debris

collocation in English

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volcanic
adjective
uk
/vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/us
/vɑːlˈkæn.ɪk/
of, relating to, or made by a volcano (= a mountain with a hole at the top through which hot liquid rock is or has been ...
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debris
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdeb.riː/us
/dəˈbriː/
broken or torn pieces of ...
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(Definition ofvolcanicanddebrisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no question thatvolcanicdebrisand sulfur were injected into the stratosphere.
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A series of major eruptions in the early 18th century battered the lakeside towns with earthquakes andvolcanicdebris.
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This ash and othervolcanicdebris, are believed to have come from the park area itself.
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The crater constitutes a bowl-shaped depression overlain by glacial ice andvolcanicdebristhat were deposited during volcanic activity.
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However, the eruption fundamentally altered the landscape, and likely buried the pre-eruption evidence for human activity under many meters ofvolcanicdebris.
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The water usually comes from two sources: rainfall or the melting of snow and ice by hotvolcanicdebris, such as lava.
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The building was covered in ash and surrounded byvolcanicdebris, but its occupants survived.
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Obsidian and othervolcanicdebrishave been found in the area.
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The streams of softvolcanicdebriseroded faster than the hard limestone.
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Evidence of recent volcanism includes several lava flows on the mountain, which look fresh, and roughly 260km2 sqmi ofvolcanicdebris.
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There was a 15m -1 high cone ofvolcanicdebrisbuilt up on one side, feeding the lake with a steady stream of boiling water.
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At that time, sand andvolcanicdebrissettled into an ancient ocean.
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Parts of the system have been partially buried by thinvolcanicdebris.
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They are mostly bits of older solidifiedvolcanicdebrisentrained from conduit walls or from the land surface.
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Volcanic avalanches can also occur without an eruption due to an earthquake; heavy rainfall; or unstable soil, rock, andvolcanicdebris.
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The near-supersonic lateral blast, loaded withvolcanicdebris, caused devastation as far as 19 mi from the volcano.
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Although much of its present hummocky topography is related to a largevolcanicdebrisavalanche occurred in the zone, this lacustrine area was not originated by such event.
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There is no beach worth mentioning; the coastline is essentiallyvolcanicdebris, but this does give the town its charm and a reason to visit it.
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