tephrostratigraphy

noun

The study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash

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Meanings

nountephrostratigraphy (countable and uncountable, plural tephrostratigraphies)

plural tephrostratigraphies

  1. countableuncountableThe study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash

Origin

From tephro- + stratigraphy.

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tephrostratigraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tephrostratigraphy

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