The Keaiwa or 1823 Lava Flow from Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
1926; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/623317
ISSN1537-5269
Autores Tópico(s)Geological and Geochemical Analysis
ResumoThe Keaiwa lava on Kilauea is the oldest lava flow recorded by white men in the Hawaiian Islands. It is remarkable among the many flows from Kilauea because it welled out from a crack 6 miles long, spreading out seaward in a flow which is in places only a few inches thick. The absence of cinder or driblet cones along the crack indicates that the usual fire fountains of Hawaii did not play during this eruption. Attached to the walls of the crack in many places are lava balls that resemble bombs but do not owe their form to projection. Two phreatic explosions occurred along the crack immediately after the eruption.
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