volcanic ash
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During the Tonga eruption, massive amounts of salty seawater were blasted into the stratosphere together with volcanic ash.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Most well-known fossil sites are found in rocks such as shale, sandstone, limestone, or volcanic ash.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Scientists were able to determine the age of the fossils because they were preserved between two distinct layers of volcanic ash inside the cave.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
It is a reference to the volcanic ash that helped preserve its bones in an ancient riverbed.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
Now they had volcanic ash to deal with.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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