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An Indonesian Volcano Just Erupted Electric-Blue "Lava" — Here Are the Stunning Images

Meet the Ijen volcano complex in Indonesia, on the eastern edge of the main island, Java. Specifically, meet the active crater known as Kawah Ijen. Kawah Ijen is the biggest "acidic volcanic crater lake" in the world, Volcano Discovery reveals, and it emits lava which appears luminescent and electric-blue.

"This blue glow — unusual for a volcano — isn't, of course, lava, as unfortunately can be read on many websites," Olivier Grunewald, a photographer who chronicled the natural wonder, told National Geographic

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