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PELES HAIR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pele's hair
1, record 1, English, Pele%27s%20hair
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lauoho-o-Pele 2, record 1, English, lauoho%2Do%2DPele
correct, see observation
- lauoho o pele 3, record 1, English, lauoho%20o%20pele
correct, see observation
- filiform lapilli 3, record 1, English, filiform%20lapilli
correct
- capillary ejecta 3, record 1, English, capillary%20ejecta
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural spun glass formed by blowing-out during quiet fountaining of fluid lava, cascading lava falls, or turbulent flows, sometimes in association with "Pele's tears"... A single strand, with a diameter of less than half a millimeter, may be as long as two meters. 3, record 1, English, - Pele%27s%20hair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lauoho-o-Pele: Hawaiian term. 4, record 1, English, - Pele%27s%20hair
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cheveux de Pélé
1, record 1, French, cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Cheveux de Pélé 2, record 1, French, Cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] fils de verre très fins et parfois très longs, résultant de l'étirement de gouttes de laves sous l'action du vent. 3, record 1, French, - cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le basalte peut aussi se solidifier en fins filaments : «cheveux de Pélé» émis par les volcans hawaïens. 4, record 1, French, - cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Comme petites formes de détail, on peut [...] mentionner les gouttelettes de verre et les cheveux de Pélé (ainsi appelés d'après le nom de la déesse du feu à Hawaii) [...] 3, record 1, French, - cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans le pôle strombolien [...], le cône est essentiellement formé de cendres, cependant au fond du cratère se trouve un lac de lave d'où des explosions à caractère vulcanien projettent [...] les cendres, [...] des paquets de lave, des bombes en bouse de vache et d'abondants cheveux de Pélé, considérés tous comme caractéristiques du dynamisme hawaïen [...] 3, record 1, French, - cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[...] les basaltes sont des roches d'épanchement [...] Projetés hors des volcans, ils retombent en bombes fusiformes et volent en fins filaments vitreux (cheveux de Pélé). 5, record 1, French, - cheveux%20de%20P%C3%A9l%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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