The National park is officially open (Don't roast your marshmallows over the Lava)
Paradisefound
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A'a "ah-ah" up to 1100 Celcius slow moving basaltic lava flow mass of hot jello with cooler rough surface. When harden the sharp spiny surface will eat the sole of your hiking shoes in no time
Pahoehoe "pa-ho-ho" up to 1200 C less thinner and less viscous than a'a it flows faster down the slope in vast rivers.
The surface congeals into a thin crust that looks very smooth.
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I would so love to go over and professional photograph that event.
Maybe get some kayak fishing in on the side ......
We need a 2 Cent pumice coin.
To keep it on topic
Is there a way to AT coins in all that sulfury gas?
The world want to know.
A'A is a scrabble word. Unsure about the other.
You would not want to bulldoze the solid basalt IGNEOUS ROCK
You won't be able to paddle your kayak fast enough...how about let the motor maneuver it?
Water temperature varies depending on the distance...so I think bigger fish stay off the jacuzzi
Paradisefound, have you gone over to see it in person?
I'm staking claim to the new land mass
.....back in 1990 during the eruption which wiped out the town of Kalapana...Beautiful one of the kind BLACK SAND beach no more....
That is very cool but hope you are in a safe place you never know where they can pop up, Cool pic.
Hoard the keys.
....sad each and every time you (I) see the Kalapana in her glory...and it was only less than 30 years ago
But well.....it is nature at their grandeur stage
beautiful black sands
@Paradisefound
STAY SAFE.
I photographed that beach years ago when I spent 5 weeks of my life on the islands.
Common Down @Msmorrine I have just picked a PERFECT lot for you.....bring your big CAT bulldozer too
The BOMB U need to stay away from.... just don't know when this huge blob of molten lava be ejected high into the air
The Hawaiian called it "Pele Tears"
For sure....the man lost his leg being hit by one of these.....several feet in diameter up to the size of a car
A'A can melt silver.
I've been to Hawaii so I guess I've walked on lava.
Done it in California at the Lassen lava fields and in Oregon at Crater lake.
Come to think of it, just about all land masses are remnants of lava, 'eh?
Cool pics.
bob
Yep, climbed Mt. St. Helen a couple of years after the eruption.... Quite interesting, certainly a powerful force...likely the most powerful force of nature with Tornado's being second....Cheers, RickO
That would be something I would love to see. Mother Nature is a powerful thing.
Incredible!
Paradisefound. I've been a coin, rock, fossil, and Indian artifact collector since I was about 5 years old. Never lost interest in any of them. Well, people ask me to show them my best coin. Their reaction is always one big YAWN. But......The lovely Mrs. Hydrant's late great grandma brought me some lava rock from the Big Island about 25 years ago. When people see those rocks and hold them they love it. Everytime. Lava is cool.
I made it about half way, back in 81. We almost got killed by logging trucks taking the harvest of trees AS FAST AS THEY COULD down the mountain. Jeez
Yes the power of that eruption was an amazing display of some serious power. Half of that mountain is gone
Brings back memories. Looks like the Black Sand Beach we used to frequent on our visits to the Big Island.
Speaking of volcanoes, I used some public domain USGS footage for a topical 1-minute featured-coin video segment for instagram. It’s sort of a pilot episode.
Radiant Collection: Numismatics and Exonumia of the Atomic Age.
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Thank you @PCGSPhoto for visiting and sharing the interesting episode
My daughter and I took mopeds out on Makena road into the old lava field from the Fairmont in Wailea... I was nervous the road would puncture our tires. Pretty amazing.
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I am sure you remember the "Big beach" and it's "Little beach".......
Hawaii is Calling 
She told me I wasn't allowed to go to Little Beach.
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Yup, it's really bad here !!!
Talk about bringing back memories. Decades ago, back when we had places on Ohukai in Maui's Kihei, I picked up these three paintings that still hang in my home. The larger one (first below) is untitled but most likely a scene from either the "Big Beach" or "Little Beach" at Makena. The two smaller ones are respectively titled Kameole Beach (second painting below) and Makena Beach (third painting below.) Comparing the first to the third paintings one can see that both are painted from the same spot on Makena Beach.
I often wondered about the artist. In preparing this post I took the paintings off the wall and discovered an envelope containing the artist's bio.
And the just discovered artist's bio:
Maui's last lava flow from Haleakala (House of the Sun) back in 1790 ..... it took over 200 years to finally have the vegetation breaking down the barren landscape....
Maui Route 31 > Makena Road
WOW I love the discovery as well as her painting very very much @northcoin
I bet you are looking forward for your return visit (but Oahu only next year) 
You have a treasure in those painting........
Thanks. We did return to Maui in recent years via ship and boat and got to again see Makena Beach, although this time from the ocean, as we snorkeled off shore to see the sea turtles.
In keeping with the theme of this thread, our ship took us close enough to see the lava pouring into the ocean off of the Big Island. That was definitely a sight to remember.
Not always.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Looks like a good way to melt a great bunch of pre 82 zinc copper cents worth more then face value without getting in trouble
I believe that any coin coming in contact with the lava would cease to exist as a coin...or even as visible metal... Cheers, RickO
Perry Hall, I was hoping someone would pick up on that!
Long, long, ago, I was a logging truck driver. We worked the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada from North of Reno to Kern County, California. Those drivers were maniacs! You can't imagine how many rigs crash on those logging roads. The pills and the booze didn't help matters. I only stayed with it for a couple of years. Too dangerous.
And pahoehoe can turn into a'a when the lava moves away from the vent and begins to cool and lose volatiles - increased viscosity. Pahoehoe aka 'ropy' lava, a'a as 'blocky' lava. Always a good quiz question.
Best, SH
MAHALO @spacehayduke
Pure Pt melts at 1768C, well above the liquidus temperature at the surface of any known lava. You could alloy it and bring the T down but mint made Pt bullion should survive.
Best, SH
@spacehayduke ....Correct... I thought it was much hotter...Cheers, RickO
Here is a list of temperatures for the common types of lava:
Rock type Temperature (C) Temperature (F)
Rhyolite 700-900 1292-1652
Dacite 800-1100 1472-2012
Andesite 950-1200 1742-2192
Basalt 1000-1250 1832-2282
Wonder if you could make a few coins out of the lava. Peace Roy
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And komaiites can come out at 1400-1500C in some cases, and still to cool to melt the Pt bullion. However, last komatiite to erupt on Earth was 90 Million years ago on Gorgona Island off the coast of Colombia and we may not see the like of this type of lava on Earth ever again...........
HST, Cu, Zn, Au, and Ag will melt in basalt, especially when alloyed - that results in lowering the melting T. Ni in its pure form won't, but as an alloy, probably.
Edited to add: I stand corrected, you need to get to 50% Cu to lower the melting point of Ni alloy to have it melt in a basalt - so toss them Buffs into Kilauea for preservation for future generations
Best, SH
I just received an image on my phone from Guatemala. The message said it is "raining lava!" There is a photo of the back windshield of a parked car and it has a complete coating of black mud-like debris. The volcano is erupting and the rain has condensed the ash. They have never seen this happen before. I'll see if someone at work can download the image from my phone.
Gotta say, volcanoes and precious metals have given me one hail of a career, specially Hawaii (my fav is Hualalai) so glad to see this thread. Guatemala 'canoes are very volatile rich, love to see the images.
Best, SH
A tungsten coin should be safe. Word is, if you pour molten W into lava, it will freeze (the tungsten, that is).
Ed. S.
(EJS)
I guess you could put your "to be melted" items into a smelters pot, but it would probably take too long for the lava to melt your items and would creep up on you in no time, or would be too hot to stay for the required time?
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Some great images.
No marshmallows, but how 'bout some steaks?
Ah, James May...