lavereudslips
Lavereudslips is a term used in geology to describe rapid, shallow landslide events that occur within layered lava flows. The concept refers to sudden downslope movement along weak slip surfaces that develop between distinct lava units as a flow cools and contracts, often leaving localized scarps and hummocky topography.
Coined in the 2020s in discussions of speculative volcanology, the name combines elements of lava and slip,
Mechanism: In cooling, vesicular lava, alternating units create interfaces with differing strength and density. Gas exsolution
Surface expressions include scarps, overturned blocks, and irregular topography that can form within minutes to hours
In real-world geology, lavereudslips remain a theoretical construct or a term used mainly in speculative or