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Crazy black magma of the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

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I ran across this video of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active volcano in Tanzania. Its unique lava has a mineral composition that allows it to erupt at only around 500*F - cool enough to not even glow red in daylight, instead appearing black or silvery. It's also nearly as runny as water, so way faster flowing than your run-of-the-mill red lava!

 

More info in this article from Wired...

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Thanks for sharing, way cool

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Maybe we could get Ladybug to lead a trip to see it in person

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