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Volcanic glass in marine sediments takes the form of shards and fragments resulting from explosively disrupted pumice, rapid quenching of molten lava or through the erosion of glassy rocks such as pumice or glass scoria.
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Rothwell, R.G. (1989). Volcanic Glass. In: Minerals and Mineraloids in Marine Sediments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1133-8_20
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