volcanic glass
noun
: natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too rapidly to permit crystallization
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Pele’s hair is strands of volcanic glass that can cluster together and look like tumbleweeds.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 May 2025
There are even some lava fountains that can create lots of volcanic ash (volcanic glass fragments).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
Read More | Ancient artifacts made of volcanic glass keep turning up in Canada.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 May 2025
There are even some lava fountains that can create lots of volcanic ash (volcanic glass fragments).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
Read More | Ancient artifacts made of volcanic glass keep turning up in Canada.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for volcanic glass
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“Volcanic glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic%20glass. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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