| It sloped uphill and from where they stood they could see the fiery sea of lava below. |
| Thick sequences of basalts form the Morgedal and Gjuve formations and include series of sub-aerial lava flows. |
| Now they had grouped together against the steep slopes of a lava ridge, tails flicking, necks craning, heads turning. |
| Gas emissions and volcanic tremors have been high for months and the volcano has expelled boulders and trickled lava in recent weeks. |
| The grounds are pocked with small lava pits, which are used to cook poultry and sides of beef donated by Methodist church groups. |
| When gas from the magma chamber has been exhausted, the lava erupts more quietly to form a broader and lower edifice, a shield volcano. |
