Chapter 1
The colors of eruption
Chapter 2
Deep ocean and deep space
Chapter 3
Extreme life and volcanic survivors
Chapter 4
Historical oddities and cultural myths
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret life of volcanoes
Ch 1 · The colors of eruption
schopenhauer The Colors of Eruption
In the dark of Kawah Ijen, the burning sulfur glows electric blue
schopenhauer Antarctica's Mount Erebus constantly exhales tiny specks of real gold dust alongside its volcanic gases.
schopenhauer Tanzania's sacred volcano erupts unique, cold carbonatite lava that flows like black oil and turns white within hours.
BETA
schopenhauer Tap the steaming vents to discover the active volcanoes of the frozen South Pole.
Fun Fact
Volcanic gold: Mount Erebus in Antarctica spews microscopic gold dust worth about $6,000 every single day into the freezing air.
Glossary
lava (noun)
Hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or the solid rock resulting from its cooling. Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano erupts cool, black carbonatite lava that rapidly turns into white powder.
Hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or the solid rock resulting from its cooling. Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano erupts cool, black carbonatite lava that rapidly turns into white powder.
Quiz
Approximately how much gold dust does Antarctica's Mount Erebus release into the atmosphere daily?
Quiz
What color does the unique carbonatite lava of Ol Doinyo Lengai turn after absorbing moisture?
Quiz
Which chemical element is primarily responsible for the bright yellow deposits found around Dallol's volcanic vents?
Quiz
Why are the colorful geothermal pools in Dallol, Ethiopia, extremely dangerous?
Quiz
What is unique about the lava erupted by Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano?
Quiz
What causes the electric-blue glow of Indonesia's Kawah Ijen volcano at night?
Quiz
In what major geographic region is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, Mount Erebus, located?