Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world, continues to amaze the scientific community by releasing microscopic crystals of pure gold into the atmosphere every day.
elchi reports that when you think of an active volcano, the first things that come to mind are lava, ash, and destruction… However, the volcano located in the most remote and frozen corner of our planet completely breaks this pattern.
Mount Erebus, rising on Ross Island in the Ross Sea in Antarctica, is located approximately 1,350 kilometers from the South Pole.
Possessing the characteristic of being the southernmost active volcano in the world, Erebus has a constantly boiling lava lake.
Scientists have discovered microscopic elemental gold crystals in the gases constantly rising from this giant lava vent.
80 grams of pure gold dust every day
According to research, Mount Erebus spews an average of 80 grams of microscopic gold dust every day, spreading it over distances of approximately 1,000 kilometers or more. This makes Erebus the only known volcano to erupt crystallized elemental gold particles. In fact, finding gold in volcanic emissions is not entirely unusual. Chemical traces of gold have been detected in other volcanoes such as Kilauea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy. It is even known that these volcanoes release more daily gold than Erebus. However, what makes Erebus unique is how the gold emerges and its form.
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