Mountain of God Erupts Carbonatite

They refer to Ol Doinyo Lengai, a volcano in Tanzania, as "The Mountain of God," and it is unquestionably one of the strangest volcanoes in the world. It is the only volcano where carbonatite is actively erupting. The majority of erupting volcanoes release silica-based material. In this lava, sodium, calcium, and CO2 predominate.

Compared to regular lava, the natron carbonate from the Mountain of God is significantly cooler. At the moment of eruption, it is only approximately 500 degrees Celsius and doesn't reach hot enough to turn red. Volcanoes in their natural state can reach temperatures of more than 1,250 degrees Celsius.

The Mountain of God's lava is rumored to be so cool that someone has reportedly survived falling into it.Much thinner than regular magma, the lava that spews forth. It flows almost like water when there isn't any silica to make it thick. So instead of flowing down a mountain slowly and slowly, the lava runs like a river, faster than a person could flee.

• Location: Tanzania