ash

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Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The later eruption likely covered much of the North Island in meters of ash.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He pinched the hose, directing any residual water to the ash pit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Though Buzz tried to reassure them that it only looked like a little ash, he couldn’t help thinking, actually, it looks like a lot of ash.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone