- pahoehoe lava flow
- A type of basaltic lava flow with a characteristically smooth, billowy or rope-like surface.GG & MA
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
pahoehoe lava flow
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lava flow — A solidified body of rock formed from the lateral, surficial outpouring of molten lava from a vent or fissure, often lobate in form. Compare: aa lava flow, lava flow unit, pahoehoe lava flow. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
block lava flow — A lava flow dominated by block lava. Compare: aa lava flow, pahoehoe lava flow, pillow lava flow. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
pillow lava flow — A lava flow or body displaying pillow structure and considered to have formed in a subaqueous environment (underwater); usually basaltic or andesitic in composition. Compare: aa lava flow, block lava flow, pahoehoe lava flow. SW & GS … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
pahoehoe lava — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A Hawaiian term to describe lava flows with smooth, continuous surfaces (Kilburn, 2000, p. 291). Pahoehoe flows may have a variety of surfaces described as smooth, ropy (characterized by rope like, commonly braided flow … Glossary of volcanic terms
pahoehoe lava coil — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Lava coils are spiral or scroll shaped features that form along slow moving shear zones in a flow; for example, along the margins of a small channel. The direction of flow can be determined from a lava coil.… … Glossary of volcanic terms
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Lava tube — ImageStackRight|300 Lava tubes are natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow, expelled by a volcano during an eruption. They can be actively draining lava from a source, or can be extinct, meaning the lava… … Wikipedia
pahoehoe toe — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Small protuberances called toes are common along the edges and flow front of an active pahoehoe flow moving across flat or gentle slopes. The flow spreads as the small toes grow in size and merge together to… … Glossary of volcanic terms
