Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano (Tanzania) is the only volcano erupting silvery Carbonatite lava in historical times. Unlike normal lava, this lava looks like a silvery mud as it is too cool (550-700 deg. celsius) to glow visibly during daylight. A very weak glow can be observed at night and captured by long exposure photography (see e.g.
http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/Oldoinyo%20Lengai/Oldoinyo%20Lengai.html)
Currently the type of activity shown can not be viewed following larger eruptions in 2007-2008 which left a large crater and removed the small eruptive cones as seen in the footage. The footage taken in July 2000 shows an extremely active cone on the main crater floor. A brief view is taken into the tiny lava lake in the top of the cone during a phase of reduced activity and multiple overflows and resulting lava flows and other features are documented.
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sirexsays...35 seconds in..... a shoe ?!
Asmosays...Timely reminder... 700 degree liquid minerals are still fucking dangerous... X |
artician700c is just over 1200f. How are they so close without any visible heat dispersion, fumes or other signs of such a temperature?
Either way, learned something new today!
Phoozsays...This is me after a night of heavy drinking!
FlowersInHisHairWow. I have never seen anything like this before. Great find!
oOPonyOosays...Something so strange makes also very strange sounds when cooling.
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