The Types of Lava at Volcanoes

All lavas are not created alike. They can cool as a black color, but also as white or red. Some contains abundant gemstones such as olivine (also known as peridot), others contain abundant feldspar crystals, while some are finely grained. To help differentiate between the many types of lavas, I have created this video. This video discusses types of lava (volcanic rock types) such as basalt, andesite, and rhyolite, alongside more exotic rock types such as phonolite, basanite, and tephriphonolite. If you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a patron at Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at . This channel’s merch store is also on etsy at . Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use”. If you see an image or video which is your own in t