This volcano is the only one existing on Earth which has an actively erupting and extremely runny carbonatite magma. The magma is saturated with alkali elements, like calcium and sodium and is ...

"Carbonatite magma at Ol Doinyo Lengai has less than 3 percent silica and is more akin to something you'd expect to find on a different planet," the US Geological Survey (USGS) explains on its ...