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Pele's tears
Pele's tears P5166550 (tîrz)pl.n. Small, tear-shaped or nearly spherical pieces of volcanic glass often found at the end of a strand of Pele's hair, forming from the solidification of lava droplets ejected from a volcano. [Translation of Hawaiian waimaka o Pele : waimaka, tears (from wai, water + maka, eye) + o, of + Pele, volcano goddess (from pele, lava flow).]
Pele's tears
Pele's tears[′pā‚lāz ′tirz] (geology) Volcanic glass in the form of small, solidified drops which precede pendants of Pele's hair. |