Lokian

English Etymology From en Loki -an. The volcanic sense derives from the volcano named Loki on Io (its most powerful volcano and largest caldera). Adjective Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of Loki, the Norse trickster god. en 1992 Joan Schweighardt Island Permanent PressPub Company 9781877946165 ... more recently, his friend Roscoe attempted to reconcile all the world with his Lokian trickery — she is drawing waves. Being or pertaining to an intra-patera volcanic eruption, one confined inside a patera (caldera). en en 2004 Rosaly M.C. Lopes; Tracy K. P. Gregg Volcanic Worlds: Exploring The Solar System's Volcanoes Springer Science & Business Media 9783540004318 140 Lokian eruptions are those confined inside calderas and they are by far the most common eruption type on lo. They are named after Loki, Io's most powerful volcano and largest caldera (Figure 8.9; see color section). en en Volcanology