Lapillistone, Oakland Hills, California
Picture Gallery of Volcanic Rocks
By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide
Lapilli are volcanic pebbles (2 to 64 mm), in this case "ash hailstones" formed in the air. Here they accumulated and became lapillistone. Get wallpaper version
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