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ejecta

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e·jec·ta  (-jkt)
pl.n.
Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.

[New Latin iecta, from neuter pl. of Latin iectus, past participle of icere, to throw out; see eject.]

ejecta  (-jkt)
Ejected matter, especially from an erupting volcano. Volcanic ejecta usually includes volcanic glass, ash, and rock fragments.


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The only member of the beryl family with more Fe is stoppaniite, which occurs in miarolitic cavities in volcanic ejecta at Latium, Italy, and contains up to 19.
Research the following impact crater features: rays, rim, ejecta blanket, wall, floor, central peak.
5) that the ejecta and plume spread around the globe blocked out the radiation from the Sun, resulting in cessation of photosynthesis and leading to death and extinction of plants, the herbivores, and then the carnivores that fed upon the herbivores.
 
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