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set:volcanoes // series: types of lava flow // picture: Ropey pahoehoe

Ropey pahoehoe lava

Low-viscosity lava issuing relatively slowly from a vent maintains a more ductile skin and can deform like a table-cloth, forming these wrinkles characteristic of pahoehoe lava.