Shaw HL Rheology of basalt in the melting range. J Petrol — Shimozuru D Failed work of Goddess Pele. Bull Volcanol Soc Japan —19 in Japanese. Contrib Miner Petrol — Contrib Mineral Petrol — Download references. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Reprints and Permissions. Shimozuru, D. Physical parameters governing the formation of Pele's hair and tears. Bull Volcanol 56, — Download citation. Explore This Park. Info Alerts Maps Calendar Reserve. Alerts In Effect Dismiss.
Dismiss View all alerts. Pele's Hair. Pele's hair NPS Photo. Geological Features. Pele's Hair Along Curb: Pele's hair is blown by the wind and usually accumulates in front of and behind obstacles to the wind. Here piles of Pele's hair have accumulated along a curb in a parking lot.
This hair was fallout from a plume that rose from the Halema'uma'u crater. Photo by the United States Geological Survey.
Pele's hair should be considered a hazardous material. The thin strands of glass are very sharp, very brittle, and break easily. If handled they can penetrate human skin, break in the wound, and break again into even smaller pieces when extraction is attempted. In areas where Pele's hair is forming, tiny sharp particles can be carried by the wind or remobilized when dust on the ground is disturbed.
These tiny particles can cause severe eye injury. They tiny razor-sharp fragments can also cause respiratory injuries if inhaled. Stay away from areas where Pele's hair is forming or areas where it has covered the ground. Pele's Tears: Numerous specimens of Pele's Tears. Creative Commons photograph by Ivtorov.
A tiny teardrop-shaped globule of black volcanic glass similar to obsidian is sometimes attached to the end of a strand of Pele's hair. These usually break free from the hair and fall close to the vent that ejected the lava. These droplets of glass are known as Pele's Tears. According to legend, people who remove rocks , shells, sand or other materials from the Hawaiian islands will be cursed with bad fortune by Pele.
Many people who visit Hawaii are either unaware of this legend or decide to ignore it. Then, usually after they experience a tragic event, they learn of the legend or remember it and decide that their bad fortune was triggered by their theft. Then in remorse, they have an urgent desire to return what they have stolen to its rightful place. Rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park report that each day they receive packages by mail containing returned rocks. Some of the people include an apologetic letter and some even include an offering for Pele.
You can read more about this in a news article in the Chicago Tribune archive. Perhaps more important than displeasing Pele is staying on the right side of the law. Removing rocks, minerals , fossils , plants, animals and other materials from a national park is a violation of Federal law.
People have been fined or sent to jail for taking materials from a national park.
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