lava fountain

Japanese: lava fountain(英語表記)lavafountain
lava fountain

…Many of Japan's volcanoes erupt explosively, so the terms "eruption" and "explosion" are sometimes used interchangeably. However, there are also non-explosive eruptions, such as lava fountains, in which low-viscosity magma shoots up from the crater like a fountain. Eruptions are a particularly important type of volcanic activity, and several dozen eruptions are currently reported around the world every year. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lava fountain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の火山の多くは爆発的な噴火をするので,火山の〈噴火〉と〈爆発〉とが同じ意味に使われることがある。しかし,粘性の低いマグマが火口から噴水のように吹き上げる溶岩噴泉lava fountainのように,爆発的でない噴火の様式もある。噴火は火山活動の中でも特に重要なものであり,現在地球上では毎年数十件の噴火が報告されている。…

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