At a volcano in the United States, a river of molten rock is flowing into a dense forest, starting wildfires. There are no explosions, no pyroclastic flows, and no thick ash cloud. This is a purely effusive eruption, and a 30 foot high mass of molten rock is slowly moving across the landscape, advancing at a speed of several hundred feet an hour. You might think that we are in Hawaii, but as we zoom out, you can see that the climate is too cold. Instead, we are at what was once considered the Mount Fuji equivalent in the United States, Mount Saint Helens. Wait that can't be right. Yet, it is correct as the date is 105 CE, and we are witnessing the formation of the Ape Cave lava tube.
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0:00 An Effusive Eruption
1:40 Lava Tube Formation
2:13 Lava Tube
3:30 Fractional Crystallization
4:19 Conclusion
11 июн 2024