Peles Hair
Volcano Learning zone > Volcano Glossary
Volcanic glass strands which are fomed from basaltic lava flows and areuptions. From Stretching or blowing out of basaltic volcanic glass from lava fountains,cascades and turbulent lava flows. Hairs can be 2m long and travel 10 s of kilometers. Pele is the Hawaiin Goddess of the volcano and legend has it lives within the crater of Kilauea