Ignimbrite is a volcanic rock consisting mainly of pumice fragments, formed by the consolidation of material deposited by pyroclastic flows 0
From Latin ignis fire + imber, imbr- shower of rain, storm cloud + -ite 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Beige, Black, Brown, Grey, Pink, White 0
Dull, Vesicular and Foilated 0
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings, Paving Stone 0
Building houses or walls, Construction Aggregate 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines 0
Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork 0
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust 0
Archaeological Significance
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Ignimbrites are formed from very poorly sorted mixture of volcanic ash or tuff and pumice lapilli, commonly with scattered lithic fragments. 0
Apatite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Hematite, Hornblade, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Quartz 0
Burial Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion 0
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen 0
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda 0
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom 0
Antarctica, Hawaii Islands 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, USA 0
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador 0
Deposits in Oceania Continent
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Central Australia, Western Australia 0