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Table T5. Hierarchy of eruptive stacking.

  Observation
Macro scale Intermediate Meso scale
Observation scale ~10 to >100 m ~2–50 m ~0.5–5 m
Observation Stacked lava packages Stacked pillows Individual pillow (inflation unit)
Nomenclature Single eruptive event (SEE) Lava package (flow unit) Lava unit

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