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Pele's hair

A rock subtype
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Pele's hair

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA
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Threads or fibers of volcanic glass, usually basaltic. A natural spun glass formed by blowing-out during quiet fountaining of fluid lava, cascading lava falls, or turbulent flows, sometimes in association with Pele's tear pyroclast. A single strand, with a diameter of less than 1/2 mm, may be as long as 2 m. Etymol: Pele, Hawaiian goddess of fire.

Ref: AGI


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Mindat ID:
51704
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mindat:1:1:51704:7

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