26999
Accession Number
6449
Title Of Article Chaper
Tephra
Title Of Journal Book
Scientific American
Volume
241
Issue
6
Pages
160-177
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Airborne fragments from an erupting volcano, known collectively as tephra, are described. The study of tephra deposits is shown to assist in the dating of ancient events. -- AATA
pub_id
26999