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ignimbrite

[ig-nim-brahyt]
noun Petrology.
  1. a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz.
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Origin of ignimbrite

1932; < Latin ign(is) fire + imbr-, stem of imber rain, shower + -ite1
Also called welded tuff.
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British Dictionary definitions for ignimbrite

ignimbrite

noun
  1. a rock formed by the deposition at high temperature and the consolidation of a nuée ardente or other type of ash flow, being a complicated mixture of volcanic materials welded together by heat, hot gases, and pressureAlso called: welded tuft See tuft
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Word Origin

C20: from Latin ign (is) fire + imbr (is), imber shower of rain + -ite 1
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ignimbrite in Science

ignimbrite

[ĭg′nĭm-brīt′]
  1. A volcanic rock formed by the consolidation of volcanic ash and other material ejected by an explosive volcanic eruption.
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