1.   It therefore follows that all sedimentary bodies, other than deep sea oozes and volcanic ash deposits, are likely to be diachronous.

2.   Many of the fragments were found in ash deposits.

3.   The fire pit led to a channel walled with stone slabs and full of ash deposits.

4.   Even if there is no new eruption, scientists are worried that heavy rains soaking large ash deposits could trigger steaming mudslides.

5.   There were significant ash deposits in central and northern areas of the island at the weekend, but Meade attributed it to a shift in wind direction.