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Pele's tears
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English
Etymology
Named after Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes.
Noun
p Pele's tears Pele's tear
Small black pieces of solidified lava formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tear-like drops of volcanic glass.
Related terms
en Pele's hair
See also
Apache tears
glass tears (Rupert's drops)
Anagrams
en aeeelprsst repeatless
en eponyms
en Volcanology