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Showing posts with label Geology - Volcanoes - Indonesia. Show all posts
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Monday, December 22, 2014

THE BLUE VOLCANO - ITS EERIE BLUE GLOW AT NIGHT IS CAUSED BY SULPHUR FUMES

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The eerie blue glow atop an Indonesian volcano may look like something from a sci-fi film, but it is actually caused by sulphuric gases

  • Ijen Crater, a volcano in East Java, Indonesia, gives off molten sulphur which glows blue at night 
  • The blue glow is created by flames produced when escaping sulphuric gases burn inside the volcano
  • Miners work on the volcano despite the toxic fumes and the fact the lava reaches 600C inside crater
  • Photographer had to wear a gas mask when he snuck inside volcano's grounds to take these eerie pictures 
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