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Pele's hair
Pe·le's hair P5166530 (pā′lāz)n. Thin strands of volcanic glass that form when lava ejected from a volcano is spun out and stretched by the wind.
[Translation of Hawaiian lauoho o Pele : from lauoho, hair of the head (lau, leaf, frond + oho, hair of the head) + o, of + Pele, volcano goddess (from pele, lava flow).]Pele's hair (ˈpeɪleɪz; ˈpiːliːz) n (Geological Science) fine threads of volcanic glass formed from molten lava by the action of wind, explosion, etc[C20: translation of Hawaiian lauoho-o Pele, from Pele, name of the goddess of volcanoes]
Pele's hair
Pele's hair[‚pā‚lāz ′her] (geology) A spun volcanic glass formed naturally by blowing out during quiet fountaining of fluid lava. Also known as capillary ejecta; filiform lapilli; lauoho o pele. |