The crystalised grains in active Pahoehoe lava can cause it to have a shiny silver skin when seen under a high and bright Sun. The skin is a near-perfect insulator,keeping the molten interior hot and fluid. If pressure from the molten interior becomes to great,the molten rock can can break from the silvery skin and continue to flow | |
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