This boulder was part of the lava dome at Sheveluch before a collapse produced the 27 October 2010 block-and-ash-flow that emplaced it 13 km away. The hot dome rock fragmented as it travelled, producing a large amount of ash with a large range of block sizes within the ash matrix.

Photo by Janine Krippner, 2015.

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Keywords: deposit | blocks

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