HAWAII'S VOLCANO HATCHES A RARE PELE'S TEAR (1223 hits)
Your World Science News Day 13 January Hawaii
The Mount Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii has been busy with exploding last week. Geologists and scientists said the busy steamy mount spewed out lava at least three times during the second week of January.
During a routine observation for collection and data, Geologist Tim Orr made a most unique discovery of finding what's called a Pele's tear on Friday, January 08, 2016. The round egg like object is said to be about 1/2 inch long and has a hollow inside. The discovery was found at the rim of the Halema'uma'u's crater about 360 feet about the lake's surface. The rare and fragile egg shaped object is one of rarest finds ever. A Pele's tear is named for the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. The newest discovery is said to have been formed by swift cooling molten lava. The Pele's tear will be one of a rare collection in the Hawaii Observatory.
"To my knowledge, it's the only thing like it that has ever been formed." --Tim Orr
