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Definition of Pahoehoe

Pahoehoe
Pahoehoe Pa*ho"e*ho`e, n. (Min.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a.

Meaning of Pahoehoe from wikipedia

- of ʻaʻā or pāhoehoe types, rather than block lavas. Underwater, they can form pillow lavas, which are rather similar to entrail-type pahoehoe lavas on land...
- whether into the sea, in an explosive cinder eruption or as creeping pāhoehoe lava flows, the classic image of Hawaiian basalt eruptions. Basalt that...
- from the base of Sunset Crater around 1180. The flow surface consists of pahoehoe. Kana-a Lava Flow - (Map) Pinacate Lava Flow - (Map) San Francisco Volcanic...
- 226 alkali basalt 6 3 northwest flank Vent cinder deposits with black pahoehoe basalt lava flows formed during AD 1800–1801 eruption. Five vents along...
- and can be divided into two types by their structural characteristics. Pahoehoe lava is a relatively smooth lava flow that can be billowy or ropey. They...
- to the bottom of the vessel in a cycle that is visually suggestive of pāhoehoe lava, hence the name. The lamps are designed in a variety of styles and...
- Asphaltite pahoehoe paralava. This remarkable specimen is from asphaltite which was melted in a wildfire in 2012. While molten, it developed a smooth to...
- lava fountains appear. The lava can overflow the fissure and form ʻaʻā or pāhoehoe style of flows. When such an eruption from a central cone is protracted...
- formation mechanisms have been described: (1) roofing over a lava channel, (2) pāhoehoe lobe extension or (3) lava flow inflation. When it erupts from a vent,...
- volcanoes of the Hawaiian Isles. ʻAʻa advances over solidified pāhoehoe on Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi A pāhoehoe lava fountain on Kīlauea erupts A lava lake in the caldera...