a peleean eruption results in a large quantity of
gas,
dust,
ash, and
incandescent lava fragments being ejected from the
crater and falling back to form
glowing
avalanches down the side of the
volcano which flow as quickly as 100 miles per hour.
lava and ejected material is similar to that of a
vulcanian eruption.
peleean eruptions are named for
Mont Pelee in the
West Indies.