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Which of the following is NOT considered to be a pyroclastic material?

ash
lapilli
cinders
pahoehoe

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One of the following that is NOT considered to be a pyroclastic material is;

D. Pahoehoe

Pyroclast material range in size from very small pieces of dust to ash to lapilli to bombs and block to cinders. A pahoehoe is just basaltic lava forming smooth undulating masses. Thus, it is not considered of pyroclastic material.

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Answer:

(D) Pahoehoe

Step-by-step explanation:

Pahoehoe lava flows are described by smooth, lightly undulating, or broadly hummocky surfaces. The liquid lava running beneath a thin, still-plastic crust drags and twists it into tapestry-like folds and rolls relating twisted rope. Pahoehoe lava flows are maintained substantially wholly internally by rivers of liquid lava flowing beneath a fixed or partly solidified surface.

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