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Tongues of lava breaking out of flow

Detailed Description

Tongues of lava breaking out of upper Mother's Day flow at 2300-foot elevation. This lava, which has been stored in inflating flow and has cooled slightly and lost some gas, will solidify to dense "blue pahoehoe."

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.