lava fountain
Erupting molten spray
A lava fountain is a jet of molten rock ejected from a volcanic vent, propelled by expanding gases.
These incandescent plumes can reach hundreds of meters high during eruptions: The lava fountain lit up the night sky.
Unlike explosive eruptions that produce ash, lava fountains are characteristic of effusive volcanism, particularly at Hawaiian-style shield volcanoes.
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- magmaMolten rock underground
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- shield volcanoLow-profile basaltic mountain
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
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- volcanic activityeruption, active, dormant, magma, extinct
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- eruptionsexplosion, blast, pyroclastic flow, plume, volcanic ash
- lavaaa, curtain of fire
- volcanic featuresvolcano, geyser, hot spring, crater, magma
- Geothermal Featuresgeyser, fumarole, geysers, hot spring, hot springs
temperature/material state
lava fountaincryovolcano
Erupts cold volatiles instead
glacier · frozen waterfall · ice sheet · permafrost · iceberg
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