Hawaii 'lava dome' revealed in throwback image

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Re: Hawaii 'lava dome' revealed in throwback image

« on: April 08, 2018, 12:22:14 pm »

Lava fountains, in all their blazing glory of raw exploding geology, can reach the dizzying heights of 500 metres, according to USGS.

They typically happen when lava shoots out of an isolated vent or a fissure in the volcano, or when water in a confined space gets inside a lava tube.


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