- 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.SW & GS
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
pillow lava flow
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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
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