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8.4.7 Pahoehoe Lava

Pahoehoe or ropy/corded lava is a mass of lava which has solidified so that its surface is smooth and exhibits ropy or corded shapes.


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Pahoehoe, showing low viscosity
Pahoehoe, showing low viscosity
Earth Science Slides by John S. Shelton
Pahoehoe lava oozing out at edge of a lava lake in Kilauea Iki, Hawaii  Pahoehoe lava flows, Hawaii  Pahoehoe, showing low viscosity 

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