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Pele's hair, with a hand lens as scale Strands of Pele's hair under microscope view. Pele's hair (closest modern Hawaiian translation: "lauoho o Pele " [1]) is a volcanic glass formation produced from cooled lava stretched into thin strands, usually from lava fountains, lava cascades, or vigorous lava flows.
Pele's tears are also found entangled within fine strands of volcanic glass known as Pele's hair and it was considered that they formed together under similar conditions. [1] Shimozura (1994) investigated this further and found that the velocity of the erupting lava was the main factor in determining whether Pele's tears or Pele's hair were formed.
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Closeup picture of a Limu o Pele volcanic sheet glass fragment. Limu o Pele or Pele's seaweed (Hawaiian, literally "seaweed of Pele" after Pele the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes) is a geological term for thin sheets and subsequently shattered flakes of brownish-green to near-colorless volcanic glass lava spatter, commonly resembling seaweed in appearance, that have been erupted from a ...
If you wish to take the time to add image credits to the photos, be my guest, but it is not required by the USGS, only "requested." (You should have noticed that the Summary fields for both images clearly state that the photos were created by the USGS from the time they were first uploaded.) Good day. --Maande10 01:09, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced ) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known deity within Hawaiian mythology and is notable for her contemporary presence and cultural influence as an enduring figure from ancient Hawaii. [1]
The strain is frequently mentioned in the popular 1970s stoner comic The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Thomas Pynchon references Panama Red several times throughout his works. The song "Panama Red" by Peter Rowan, was partly inspired by the strain; and the song "Amsterdam" by Van Halen refers to picking up Panama Red as a subject of the song.
On March 25, 1990, a protest by the Pele Defense Fund organized 1,500 Pele practitioners and supporters to attempt to enter the drilling site at Wao Kele O Puna and conduct a religious ceremony. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The protest resulted in 141 people charged with trespassing. [ 1 ]