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HAWAII-TYPE ERUPTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A type of volcanic eruption in which great quantities of extremely fluid basaltic lava are poured out, mainly issuing in lava fountains from fissures on the flanks of a volcano.

Key term(s)
  • Hawaii-type eruption

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Type d'éruption caractérisé par l'émission de laves basaltiques très fluides et par une faible proportion de matériaux d'explosion.

Spanish

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