volcanic glass
noun
: natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too rapidly to permit crystallization
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The lava didn't threaten communities nearby, but the U.S. Geological Survey said volcanic gas and strands of volcanic glass known as Pele's hair can affect residents and visitors nearby.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Analysis of the sample found volcanic glass beads in the lunar regolith that have been dated to 123 million years ago, give or take 15 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
While lava flows remain confined to the Kīlauea summit caldera, the eruption produces hazards such as volcanic gas emissions, vog (volcanic smog) and Pele's hair—a type of volcanic glass—that can pose health risks and environmental challenges.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The long, thin strands that resemble hair are actually volcanic glass, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Analysis of the sample found volcanic glass beads in the lunar regolith that have been dated to 123 million years ago, give or take 15 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
While lava flows remain confined to the Kīlauea summit caldera, the eruption produces hazards such as volcanic gas emissions, vog (volcanic smog) and Pele's hair—a type of volcanic glass—that can pose health risks and environmental challenges.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The long, thin strands that resemble hair are actually volcanic glass, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Volcanic glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic%20glass. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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