Pele's hair, volcanic glass

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Credit: MICHAEL SZOENYI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Pele's hair, volcanic glass. This sample was produced by an eruption of the Kilauea volcano. Photographed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii.

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