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Agglutinate (geology)

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In geology, agglutinate is pyroclastic rock consisting of volcanic bombs fused together by volcanic heat.[1] It typically occurs in spatter cones but can also be rafted on lava flows to form mounds.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Agglutinate". United States Geological Survey. 2016. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ Duebendorfer, Ernest M.; Smith, Eugene Irwin, eds. (2008). Field Guide to Plutons, Volcanoes, Faults, Reefs, Dinosaurs, and Possible Glaciation in Selected Areas of Arizona, California, and Nevada. Geological Society of America. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-8137-0011-3.

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