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Entry: tephra

URI: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/LithologyValue/tephra

Unconsolidated pyroclastic material in which greater than 75 percent of the fragments are deposited as a direct result of volcanic processes and the deposit has not been reworked by epiclastic processes. Includes ash, lapilli tephra, bomb tephra, block tephra and unconsolidated agglomerate.

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submitted bySophie Chaduteau
accepted on 16 Jul 2026 11:53:11.320

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date accepted 16 Jul 2026 11:53:11.320
date submitted 16 Jul 2026 09:17:50.137
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entity tephra
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item class Concept
label tephra
notation 83c0b048-fbe8-4009-b5d6-ee2d260d5a6a
register lithology value
status status experimental
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account name s.chaduteau@brgm.fr
name Sophie Chaduteau

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broader natural unconsolidated material
definition Unconsolidated pyroclastic material in which greater than 75 percent of the fragments are deposited as a direct result of volcanic processes and the deposit has not been reworked by epiclastic processes. Includes ash, lapilli tephra, bomb tephra, block tephra and unconsolidated agglomerate.
narrower ash breccia, bomb, or block tephra | ash and lapilli
notation tephra
pref label tephra
type Concept