Pillow and Lobate Lava - NOAA Ocean Exploration Encrusted with iron-manganese (Fe-Mn), the rounded pillows and extended lobate lava flows seen here are evidence of ancient volcanoes Small manganese nodules lie in the sediment-filled depression between the lava forms
Voluminous Inflated Lobate Flows on the Distal Rift Zones of Axial . . . Three voluminous inflated lobate lava flow complexes on the distal rifts of Axial Seamount are much larger than other known flows in the global spreading system Each complex is 65–100 km 2, is up to 130 m thick, and is ∼3 0–4 6 km 3, almost 100 times the volumes of historical Axial flows
Lobate Lava - John Seach Lobate lava is formed underwater and consists of elongated flat lobes with smooth, glassy skins
lobate lava - volcanic_terms. en-academic. com lava flow — A solidified body of rock formed from the lateral, surficial outpouring of molten lava from a vent or fissure, often lobate in form Compare: aa lava flow, lava flow unit, pahoehoe lava flow
Lava Flows - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Lava erupting on the deep sea floor has a form most like pahoehoe flows Three types of lava flows are common on the sea floor: pillow lava, lobate lava, and sheet lava
Morphological transitions between lobate resurfacing and distal . . . Continental flood basalts (CFBs) are dominated by two characteristic lava morphologies The first type, referred to as ‘compound’ or ‘hummocky pāhoehoe,’ exhibits pillow-like lava flow lobes with cross-sections of ~ 0 5–2 m and thin chilled margins
Emplacement of the 1998 lava flow - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental . . . The morphology of the 1998 lava flow reflects this specific sequence of events: lobate lava morphology is found on the uncollapsed margins of the flow, and ropy, lineated, and jumbled morphologies are found in the floors of collapse areas