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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:38 pm Post subject: Students Make Real Lava In Parking Lot |
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A recent story in Earth Magazine describes a project at Syracuse University that results in on-demand lava flows in a college parking lot. Crushed basalt is melted in a specialized furnace, and the resultant lava is poured out for all to enjoy. Volcanologists get to study flows in controlled conditions, and the public gets to fr...read more |
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