Welded Tuff – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

Welded tuff is a type of pyroclastic rock. A pyroclastic deposit consists of fragmented material that is formed from explosive volcanic activity or from aerial expulsion from a volcanic event.  These pyroclasts may be deposited in the form of pyroclastic flows [a dense, ground-hugging cloud of ashy material], forming ignimbrites (Greek for “fire cloud material”).…

wildfire – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

structure – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

structure – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

Emily Zawacki, PhD - Science Communication Associate - EarthScope Consortium

geology – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

Emily Zawacki, PhD - Science Communication Associate - EarthScope Consortium

geology – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.

Welded Tuff – Emily Zawacki, Ph.D.