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THE recent destructive eruption in Martinique has revived interest in the question of the causes of volcanic action. Only lately have I become sensible of the peculiar value of some observations of my own as evidence of the primary force which impels the ascent of lava from its interior habitat, as distinguished from the explosive violence caused by steam generated by the encounter of the ascending lava with ocean and other surface waters.
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BISHOP, S. The Lava-Lake of Kilauea. Nature 66, 441–442 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066441c0
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