clinkery lava

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• AA lava — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A Hawaiian term for lava that has a rough, jagged, spiny, and often clinkery surface. In thick aa flows, the surface comprises rubble composed of loose, rough lapilli and blocks that generally hides a thick, more… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

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• littoral cone — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A cone of lava fragments built on the surface of a lava flow pouring into a body of water, usually the sea, is called a littoral cone ( littoral refers to a shoreline). Lava entering the ocean heats and boils… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• `a`a flow — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS a a flow A a (pronounced ah ah ) is a Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers. The incredibly spiny surface of a solidified a a flow makes… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• AA — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS a a flow A a (pronounced ah ah ) is a Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers. The incredibly spiny surface of a solidified a a flow makes… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• aa — 1. noun /ˈɑːɑː/ A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. We...saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’… …   Wiktionary

• a'a — noun /ˈɑːɑː/ A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe …   Wiktionary