Sentences with phrase «volcanic material with»

It emitted the enormous amount of 2,800 cubic kilometers of volcanic material with a dramatic global impact on climate and environment.

Not exact matches

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.»

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

The scientists found that most of the volcanic material injected into the stratosphere settles out at a height of between 18 and 28 kilometres, with the greatest concentrations between 24 and 25 kilometres.

A group of former and current Arizona State University researchers say chemical differences found between rocks samples at volcanic hotspots around the world can be explained by a model of mantle dynamics that involves plumes, upwellings of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle, that originate in the lower mantle and physically interact with chemically distinct piles of material.

The interior door covers are made of plastic combined with powdered wood and volcanic stone while providing the same quality appearance of typical plastic - based materials.

Against a backdrop of volcanic mountains, gaunt hills and withered scrub trees, this lodge blends in perfectly with the natural environment, using native materials and surrounded by lush gardens.

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.

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.

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.

A climate scientist with impeccable credentials claims that we can safely keep the earth cool for many decades in the same way that volcanic eruptions do — by putting sunlight - blocking material in the stratosphere.

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.

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.