Blue lava

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Blue lava

corona

Posts: 12752 - Karma: 32,266

Jun 17 2015 1:02PM

this is really cool. A volcano currently erupting in Indonesia (Kawah Ijen volcano) has blue lava. These pictures are not enhanced, this is actually how it looks:

so neato

It's a result of super high sulphur content.

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daOyster

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Jun 17 2015 1:20PM

I would of thought sulfur would of made it yellowish due to its color being yellow, really interesting. If I had seen that in real life I think I would of questioned if someone put something in my drink earlier that day.

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Chubz.

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Jun 17 2015 1:23PM

This is very neato

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Lé.Skiing

Posts: 10035 - Karma: 8,119

Jun 17 2015 1:29PM

This is neat, and also http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/bluelava.asp Apparently the sulphuric gases burn blue. Didn't know that, but pretty cool none the less.

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robbinJAHood

Posts: 1202 - Karma: 3,075

Jun 17 2015 3:45PM

that looks so cool! could you imagine discovering that? I would probably think it was something else besides lava

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stinky_cheese

Posts: 1215 - Karma: 5,118

Jun 17 2015 4:36PM

that is what i would picture alien jizz to look like

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McLS