Pele's Hair

[@DavidGirling]

Looks like fibreglass strands.

[@Vulcano7965]

It is a form of volcanic glass after all.

[@isabellebaudin5240]

It's wonderful to see that something powerful as a volcanic eruption can produce something as thin and delicate as Pele's Hair. Thank you for the video.

[@matthewplevyak8428]

Impressive! I always wondered what Pele's Hair looked like.

[@mememaster147]

I wonder if Maradona's Hand is a volcanic formation.

[@williamlloyd3769]

So cool! Thanks for showing us this strange volcanic glass! Your tourist group seem very happy! PS - hope this stuff doesn’t get spread by wind to airport, it would be hell on jet engines.

[@ericfielding2540]

There is no danger of the wind picking up the glass fibers again and carrying them far away. They are formed high in the air and carried upward by the eruption gases during the eruption, and then fall to the ground but not spread around afterwards.

[@magdad.72]

​@@ericfielding2540 but it has been found in Keflavik

[@ericfielding2540]

@@magdad.72 That must have been from during the eruption, not moved by the wind later. The thin strands of glass can be carried upward quite high with a strong eruption plume and land far away.

[@magdad.72]

@@ericfielding2540 Yes, it happened during the first days of eruption

[@grandparocky]

quality footage as always, thank you!

[@melodiefrances3898]

Science lab in real time. Soooooo cool.

[@snakefollower]

I learnt about it via Apau Hawaii Tours. Now this phenomenon is where you are in Iceland too. Very interesting to see the lava field and these strands of Pele's hair.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Really very interesting and as someone else has stated, it does look like fiberglass.

[@EricRuskoski]

I would have thought Pele was some Ancient Greek figure that was maybe in the underworld or something, thanks for mentioning that it’s actually Hawaiian in origin!

[@felix94krueger]

I love your volcano content. We are also on iceland. Can you recommend which location is best for seeing the volcano. Still have a drone. Is blue lagoon or the volcano trail on the east of grindavik bether? Thanks!

[@IcelandExplorer]

Yes east of Grindavik better. P1. Then there is road / also trail that bypasses Fagradalsfjall that will take u all the way to August volcano

[@Vulcano7965]

Was the hiking route from P1 closed during the Sundhnúksgígar eruptions? Could/Did people watch them from there? I always wondered because it would provide a relatively good and safe viewspot.

[@MHarenArt]

It's kind of like the strings that are left behind when one uses hot glue from a glue gun and when you pull away, it leaves a very thing string.

[@johnjConnellan]

Very much like lava flows on big island Hawaii.

[@skyedog24]

I believe this is aha aha lava . I could be wrong .

[@johnjConnellan]

@@skyedog24 Same and as well I am also not sure either.

[@IcelandExplorer]

U r right

[@johnjConnellan]

Thank you and nice when I am correct.

[@CoinCommando535]

@@IcelandExplorer There are 3 types of lava at this eruption: Pahoehoe (The liquid lava,) A'a lava, (the crusty slow moving lava,) and pele's hair lava, (The stringy type of lava that looks like hair.) all of these were shown in the video. Hope this helps! :)

[@sumiland6445]

That's amazing! I wonder what it looks like when actually is forming.

[@AdamantineCat]

Very cool! Are there rules against collecting/keeping such formations from the land?

[@IcelandExplorer]

No, at least I dont know of

[@charlottehardy822]

Careful you don’t get a splinter.

[@susannell544]

They gather it and use it for rebar in concrete,they even call it wool,used in electrical wiring....etc Peles hair

[@M_Ladd]

Believe Pele hails from Hawaii.

[@NinaNX]

😮😮😮

[@susannell544]

Azores and the Canary's had a swarm of 5 EQ today.

[@susannell544]

The Grindavik Goblins were rolling around on the lava at night and lost there hair😂😂😂. I can tell You All love exploring the lava fields! Does it smell like sulphur or Like after grilling? Charcoal?

[@amonratnimprayong9066]

หินไฟ❤❤

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I’m probably showing my age. I thought of the soccer/football player first.

[@dan4856]

I thought this was a video about Pele 'Dead' Ohlin😂😂

[@skyedog24]

Did you say that was glass or grass Roman

[@IcelandExplorer]

Volcanic glass that looks like grass, straws

[@femkedegraaff9032]

Always worries me to see people inhaling those sulphur gasses. Please take care

[@RogerWKnight]

Nornahár. Why wouldn't Icelandic witches be blonde? Pele's hair in Hawaii is a kind of golden brown, which is interesting as Madame Pele is usually pictured with the long black hair of Native Hawaiian women.

[@marguerithakoldhermann70]

What is pele’ hair?

[@IcelandExplorer]

Pele's hair (closest modern Hawaiian translation: "lauoho o Pele") is a volcanic glass formation produced from cooled lava stretched into thin strands, usually from lava fountains, lava cascades, or vigorous lava flows. It is named after Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. Occurrence Mentions of this type of lava can be found in 18th Century Hawaiian newspapers where it is called "Lauoho o Pele," "Lauoho Pele," and "Lauoho ehuehu a Pele." Wind often carries the light fibers high into the air and to places several kilometers away from the vent. It is common to find strands of Pele's hair on high places like treetops, radio antennas, and electric poles. Pele's hair has been produced by volcanoes around the world, for example in Nicaragua (Masaya), Italy (Etna), Ethiopia (Erta’ Ale), and Iceland, where it is known as nornahár ('witches' hair'). It is usually found in gaps in the ground, mostly near vents, skylights, ocean entry, or in corners where Pele's hair can accumulate. It is not recommended to touch Pele's hair, because it is very brittle and very sharp, and small broken pieces can enter the skin. Gloves should be worn while examining it. Pele's hair may occur along with Pele's tears. They indicate to volcanologists information about the eruption, such as the temperatures and the magma's path to the surface. Plagioclase starts to crystallize from the magma of Pele's hair at around 1,160 °C (about 2120 °F). Also, the shape of the tears can provide an indication of the velocity of the eruption, and the bubbles of gas and particles trapped within the tears can provide information about the composition of the magma chamber. Formation First description by J. Dana, 1849 Pele's hair on a pahoehoe flow at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi, March 27, 1984 The strands are created when molten lava is ejected into the air and form tiny droplets, which elongate perfectly straight. It usually forms in lava fountains, lava cascades, and vigorous lava flows. Features Pele's hair has a golden yellow color and looks like human hair or dry straw. In sunlight, it has a shimmering gold color. Length varies considerably, but is typically 5 to 15 cm, and can be up to 2 m. Hair diameter ranges from about 1 to 300 μm (0.001 to 0.3 mm).

[@SuzanneTheme]

@@IcelandExplorerThank you. Be safe😊

[@marguerithakoldhermann70]

@@IcelandExplorer thanks for arnsvar, now i understand. Thanks.🥰

[@DJ-T781]

Hello so Iceland is related to Hawaii 🥹

[@douglasscrandall8930]

Your walking on the bones and charred remains of the damned

[@IcelandExplorer]

Crispy lava in Gelfingadalut indeed reminds human bones! Never thought that way

[@douglasscrandall8930]

Human hairs 😂

[@treck87]

That's some fun geology. Be careful though. If you sit on it then you might get glass needles in your clothes.