Sentences with phrase «from volcanic materials»

The beach contains a large amount of olivine crystals, the same that originate from volcanic materials.

Not exact matches

Other sources of salts include the solid and gaseous materials that escaped from the Earth's crust through volcanic vents or that originated in the atmosphere.

Zipkin contrasts working with specular hematite — a heavy, glittery rock that's deep purple - red and has a high iron content — with material much lighter in both color and iron content from Kenya's volcanic Rift Valley: «They're both ochre, but elementally and chemically they are radically different.»

Multiple episodes of volcanic material bubbling up from below may be needed to explain the features.

But researchers can not yet explain some of the features etched in that volcanic material: a spoke - like pattern of troughs and ridges emanating from the centre of the basin.

Dr Simon Blockley and Dr Alison MacLeod, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, analysed volcanic material that preserved the archaeological site in the village of Nor Geghi, in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

The chemistry of obsidian varies from volcano to volcano, and the chemical «fingerprints» allow researchers to match an obsidian artefact to the volcanic origin of its raw material.

Slow - moving seismic waves, hotter than surrounding material, interact with plumes rising from the mantle to affect the formation of hotspot volcanic islands.

Unlike the ash that forms from burning wood or other combustible materials, volcanic ash is hard and abrasive, rather than soft and fluffy.

Recent inspection of the sulfate records from the European project for ice coring in Antarctica's dronning maud land (EDML) ice core reveals sulfate peaks that have been correlated to presumed YTT sulfate peaks in the North Greenland ice core project (NGRIP) and GISP2 ice cores; however, once again no volcanic material has been identified (18).

In the spring 2017 issue, meet the people who work round the clock at Argonne's giant synchrotron, using X-rays to tease out the secrets of everything from volcanic glass to batteries to bacterial machinery — as well as engineers who travel the world to make reactors safer, physicists who collect model ships, and scientists inventing materials for the next technology breakthroughs.

«If they are volcanic, then the summit depression would likely have formed via collapse as material is erupted from underneath.

Eco-friendly and recyclable materials find their way onto a Hyundai for the first time, such as interior door covers made from recycled plastic and powdered wood and volcanic stone, trimming 20 % of mass compared to conventional materials.

The first type of home insurance policy, HO - 1, covers 11 basic home perils: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosions, riot or civil commotion, damage from aircraft, damage from vehicles, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage.

The first type of policy, HO - 1, is known as the basic home insurance policy and includes coverage of these basic perils: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, riot or civil commotion, explosions, damage from vehicles, damage from aircraft, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage.

Most facilities in Casa Chameleon are made from natural materials like bamboo and volcanic rocks, which gives the place an exotic feel.

From a sea kayak the island looks like a layer cake of multi-colored volcanic material that depicts its interesting geological history.

It has over 1000 miles of coastline with a variety of beach materials ranging from white sand on the Caribbean beaches to the darker materials which are volcanic in origin on the Pacific beaches.

Natural materials sourced from Iceland's volcanic landscape were used to make this piece of furniture by Reykjavík studio Innriinnri.

Furnished with a wide variety of antiques sourced from throughout the Indonesia archipelago, the villas are fashioned from natural materials such as volcanic stone, teak, coconut wood and unpolished marble.

The Therasia Resort and spa was built using local stones obtained from the volcanic rocks of Mount Etna and also local materials like cedar wood and glazed Sicilian terracotta.

The interiors feature, Colonial iron and glass lamps, silk materials, Victorian baths, Arabic tiles salvaged from old Andalusian patios and arched volcanic ceilings.

In 2016, Mutu opened a second studio in Nairobi, and this return to her «alien mother,» as the artist has referred to it, has catalyzed a transformation in her work.4 Fresh materials and methods referencing the Kenyan landscape — such as the distinctive rust - colored clay of Nairobi's volcanic soil and a dark, coal - like paper pulp — evidence a shift in the artist's focus from primarily two - dimensional works to the earthy, the organic, and the spiritual, with an emphasis on three - dimensional forms and performance - based installations, as well as the playful and imaginative opportunities of video animation.

Her materials include wax, oil, pigments from Morocco and India, volcanic ash from Ecuador, rice paper, silver / gold / copper leaf, beads and electronic components from circuit boards; all combine to represent the layering of cultures, identities, histories and places, both formally and metaphorically.

Incorporating a range of materials including hair, beads, tissue paper, volcanic stone, rubber tires, and plastic, the artists are keenly attentive to the pleasures derived from the sense of touch.

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They found that the diatom - rich sediments, deposited during the warm intervals, were predominantly composed of material from one terrane - the Jurassic to Cretaceous volcanic rocks and associated sedimentary rocks of the Ferrar Large Igneous Province (FLIP).

Ships travelling north from Britain to buy sheep would carry cargoes of corrugated iron to sell in Reykjavik, where it quickly became clear that the material was well suited to the isolated volcanic island with limited local construction materials.

The first type of home insurance policy, HO - 1, covers 11 basic home perils: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosions, riot or civil commotion, damage from aircraft, damage from vehicles, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage.

HO - 1 or Basic Coverage, is the type of packaged Homeowners Insurance policy meant for protection of home, detached structures, and personal property from losses caused by the following disasters and perils: fire or lightning, wind or hail, explosion, riot or civil unrest, aircraft, vehicles, volcanic eruptions, smoke, theft, vandalism or malicious mischief and self - damaging instances (e.g. damage by glass material that is part of the building, a part of the building falling, etc).

The first type of policy, HO - 1, is known as the basic home insurance policy and includes coverage of these basic perils: fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, riot or civil commotion, explosions, damage from vehicles, damage from aircraft, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage.

Along with the 11 basic home perils (fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosions, riot or civil commotion, damage from aircraft, damage from vehicles, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage), you might want to make sure your home insurance policy covers ice dams, frozen pipes, snow damage.

Many home insurance policies cover what's known as the basic 11 perils of homeownership (fire or lightning, windstorm or hail, explosions, riot or civil commotion, damage from aircraft, damage from vehicles, smoke damage, vandalism, theft, volcanic eruption, glass or safety - glazing material damage).