The second eruption, however, melted a large amount of glacial ice which then cooled and fragmented lava into gritty glass particles that were carried up with the rising volcanic plume.

第二次喷发融化了大量的冰川冰，使岩浆冷却碎裂成砂质玻璃微粒，被上升的火山灰柱带走。

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Heavy, gritty particles seem to be sitting at around 8, 000ft (2440m) , while lower down in the atmosphere there are sulphurous chemicals and finer dust particles.

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