lapilli

lapilli
GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS
A textural term for fragments in volcanic rocks and volcanic deposits that range from 2mm to 64mm in diameter (Fisher, 1966; Schmid, 1981).
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USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS
Rock fragments between 2 and 64 mm (0.08-2.5 in) in diameter that were ejected from a volcano during an explosive eruption are called lapilli. Lapilli (singular: lapillus) means "little stones" in Italian. Lapilli may consist of many different types of tephra, including scoria, pumice, and reticulite.
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These lapilli were erupted from the Kilauea Iki Crater in 1959 and landed about 800 m downwind.
Rounded tephra particles in this size range are called accretionary lapilli if they consist of tiny ash grains stuck together. Ash sometimes form such rounded particles in an eruption column or cloud, owing to moisture or electrostatic forces.

Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. . 2001.

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