pyroclastic surge deposit
- pyroclastic surge deposit
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Pyroclastic deposits that are left by pyroclastic surges. These deposits mantle topographic features but also generally thicken within topographic depressions. These deposits are generally well-sorted, and are enriched in crystals and lithic fragments relatively to pyroclastic flow deposits. Surge deposits commonly exhibit unidirectional sedimentary bedforms, including low angle cross-bedding, dune forms, climbing dune forms, pinch and swell structures, and chute and pool structures .
Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
G. J. Hudak.
2001.
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