volcanic glass
noun
: natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too rapidly to permit crystallization
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Volatile content of lunar volcanic glasses and the presence of water in the Moon's interior.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Other hazards include Pele's hair -- strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity -- crater wall instability, ground cracking and rockfalls.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Additional hazards include Pele's hair (strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity) and other volcanic fragments that can fall on the ground within a few hundred yards of the eruptive vents, the USGS said.
—CBS News, 12 June 2025
This curious form of volcanic glass forms when liquid lava is thrown into the air during eruptions.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
Other hazards include Pele's hair -- strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity -- crater wall instability, ground cracking and rockfalls.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Additional hazards include Pele's hair (strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity) and other volcanic fragments that can fall on the ground within a few hundred yards of the eruptive vents, the USGS said.
—CBS News, 12 June 2025
This curious form of volcanic glass forms when liquid lava is thrown into the air during eruptions.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
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“Volcanic glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic%20glass. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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