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... fall unit Fall unit corresponding genetic term eruptive period eruptive interval eruptive episode eruptive phase individual explosion can be used . It is based on work at Oshima Volcano , Japan , and in North Island , New Zealand . A fall ...
... fall unit Fall unit corresponding genetic term eruptive period eruptive interval eruptive episode eruptive phase individual explosion can be used . It is based on work at Oshima Volcano , Japan , and in North Island , New Zealand . A fall ...
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... falls , or when a sudden rapid fall of coarse ash covers fine ash that has been slowly accumulating over a period of years . Well - defined graded bedding with an upward decrease in size is not especially common in coarse pyroclastic ...
... falls , or when a sudden rapid fall of coarse ash covers fine ash that has been slowly accumulating over a period of years . Well - defined graded bedding with an upward decrease in size is not especially common in coarse pyroclastic ...
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... falls into some 275 separate waterfalls or cataracts , varying between 200 and 269 feet ( 60 and 82 metres ) in height ... fall in 1867 . By courtesy of the International Society for Educational Information , Tokyo , Inc. li Naosuke ...
... falls into some 275 separate waterfalls or cataracts , varying between 200 and 269 feet ( 60 and 82 metres ) in height ... fall in 1867 . By courtesy of the International Society for Educational Information , Tokyo , Inc. li Naosuke ...
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