Sentences with phrase «uses volcanic rock»

In addition to clay and layers of glaze, Regel also uses volcanic rock, basalt, granite, and feldspars to form the main body of her pieces, resulting in visually complex textures.

In addition to clay and layers of glaze, Regel also uses volcanic rock materials, basalt, granite, and feldspars to form the main body of her pieces, resulting in visually complex surfaces and textures.

Geologists use volcanic rocks as a kind of time capsule to assess what happened previously.

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Description from their website: ««A sacred ceremony, Temazcal uses hot volcanic rocks doused with healing waters to create a steam bath / sweat lodge atmosphere.

Where other ovens use ceramic or glass - based insulation, Fontana Forni ovens use rock wool spun from basalt or volcanic rock.

For the volcanic rocks, we use chemical methods to determine when they formed.

Ground - based remote sensing through ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy is used to measure the composition of a volcanic plume, the column of hot volcanic ash, gas, and rock emitted when the volcano erupts.

Hallis previously used hydrogen isotope ratios in volcanic basalt rocks to conclude that Earth's water may in fact have been part of the very dust cloud from which the planet first condensed.

His team found a layer of igneous rock in Southwest China, and used the marine fossils to date it to a huge volcanic eruption 260 million years ago.

Instead of soil, a lightweight substrate of volcanic rock was used to improve drainage.

In order to overcome the limitations of the dating method for the rocks covering the upper sedimentary layer, the research team led by Dr. Jin - Young Lee concurrently used radiocarbon dating and optically stimulated luminescence dating (OSL), using such cross-validation of which raised the accuracy of tracing the past volcanic activities.

As with past studies that made images of Yellowstone's volcanic plumbing, the new study used seismic imaging, which is somewhat like a medical CT scan but uses earthquake waves instead of X-rays to distinguish rock of various densities.

Geologists study rocks called tuff, or hardened volcanic ash, that they can date using specialized tests.

The temazcal ritual usually involves spending five hours in a very hot tent or stone hut while a shaman or other religious practitioner uses scorching volcanic rocks doused with healing waters to bring the temperature inside above 170 degrees.

Igneous rocks like lava flows and volcanic ash are an exception to the rule, because scientists can use radiometric dating to pin down the absolute age.

Slicing away at a piece of volcanic rock using a tiny diamond - tipped saw while keeping track of every microscopic wisp of volcanic dust — accurately documenting the final weight of the sample that was left behind.

ONEdersave Products — EcoBio - Blocks EcoBio - Blocks use beneficial bacteria living and multiplying in volcanic rock to clarify cloudy water in aquariums.

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.

Constructed using the island's volcanic rock, this hotel blends in perfectly with the dramatic cliffs behind.

According to Oddity Central, the restaurant's customized grill was a bit of an architectural feat: in order to bypass the problem of not being able to build conventional foundations due to the heat underground, architects Eduardo Caceres and Jesus Soto used nine layers of volcanic basalt rock to make a suitable cooking pit.

Volcanic rock may be used as giant wind - energy battery.

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Bonneville Power Administration think underground porous rocks produced by volcanic eruptions could be used as a large battery system.