What can survive lava?

ANSWER : There are many materials that can withstand these temperatures: from metals such as (nickel alloys iron alloys tungsten and molybdenum alloys even though these two might have oxidation issues iridium osmium titanium etc) to ceramics (silicon nitride aluminum oxide mullite zirconia etc).
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Can anything survive in lava?

Above a certain temperature, these bonds break – and even the coldest lava on the planet would be far too hot for DNA or RNA to remain intact. So no, you almost certainly won't find anything alive in molten rock, even extremophiles.
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What organism can survive lava?

Microbes such as bacteria and archaea (together termed prokaryotes because their DNA floats freely within the cell instead of in a membrane-bound nucleus), and fungi may not only survive but thrive in environments that appear quite inhospitable.
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What can't lava burn through?

To put it simply, a diamond cannot melt in lava, because the melting point of a diamond is around 4500 °C (at a pressure of 100 kilobars) and lava can only be as hot as about 1200 °C.
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What can withstand hot lava?

We conclude that the optimal heat generated by lava at 2,190°F cannot melt the tungsten because of its high melting point. Other examples of metals and ceramics that can withstand lava's temperature include; titanium, iridium, iron alloys, osmium, nickel alloys, aluminum oxide, mullite, and silicon nitride.
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Are diamonds found in lava?

From Russia, With Carbon. A recent paper by Galimov and others in American Mineralogist details the tiny diamonds they found in lavas from Tolbachik. These crystals are less an a 0.03 inches and mostly found in the rocks made during the lava fountain phase of the eruption.
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Is there gold in lava?

The fact that active volcanoes produce gold is not that surprising, Dr. Noble said. Significant quantities of gold are also being found along mid-ocean ridges, where so-called "black smokers" emit magma from beneath the ocean floor. Such spots are loaded with minerals, he said.
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Do diamond items burn in lava?

Items like diamonds, diamond armor and tools, iron items, dragon eggs, obsidian, bucket ect.
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What if I touch lava?

Lava won't kill you if it briefly touches you. You would get a nasty burn, but unless you fell in and couldn't get out, you wouldn't die. With prolonged contact, the amount of lava "coverage" and the length of time it was in contact with your skin would be important factors in how severe your injuries would be!
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Do fish live in lava?

The fishes that we see on all but the shallowest Okeanos Explorer dives live in the habitats of these extinct volcanic lava flows – they are volcano fish. Some live near active volcanoes as well as on extinct features.
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What animal is immune to lava?

Tardigrades are the first known animal to survive after exposure to outer space.
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Can sharks swim in lava?

Kavachi is active, and eruptions are common. But the sharks are not scared off by the underwater explosions or submarine boiling lava. It is theorized this may be due to special pores near their snouts, called ampullae of Lorenzini, which scientists believe allow them to sense changes in Earth's magnetic field.
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Can lava melt glass?

As soon as the lava touched the glass, it shattered into multiple pieces. This allowed the lava to flow down onto the next glass pane, which fared just as well as its predecessor. It only took a couple of seconds and a small amount of lava to shatter and break all of the normal glass panes.
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Can bacteria exist in lava?

Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in cold, Mars-like conditions.
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What would lava taste like?

Hot volcano lava would instantly burn away your taste buds so the taste would not be discernible.
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Can Netherite survive in lava?

A full set of netherite armor will give you temporary fire resistance so that you will not take immediate fire damage, this means blaze, ghasts, fire aspect swords, bows exc.. , cannot set you on fire and each time you come in contact with fire or lava it won't hurt you when it comes in contacts with you for a couple ...
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Does Netherite protect you from lava?

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Netherite is a rare material from the Nether, used primarily to upgrade diamond gear. Netherite items are more powerful and durable than diamond, and in dropped item form are resistant to fire or lava.
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How hot is blue lava?

Truly-blue lava would require temperatures of at least 6,000 °C (10,830 °F), which is much higher than any lava can naturally achieve on the surface of the Earth.
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Can we drink lava?

You can't drink molten lava in the sense of using your tongue to push it down. Your mouth would burn up so quickly, you wouldn't be able to swallow it. And you'd quickly pass out from pain and would likely die from the injuries.
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Does Obsidian exist?

obsidian, igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes. Obsidian is extremely rich in silica (about 65 to 80 percent), is low in water, and has a chemical composition similar to rhyolite.
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Do diamonds come out of volcanoes?

The answer lies in rare and unusual volcanoes called kimberlites. These deeply-seated volcanic eruptions can sometimes pick up diamonds, along with other minerals and rock fragments, and blast them to the top. Think of kimberlites as elevators that diamonds use to ride up to Earth's surface!
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Can you make metal out of lava?

Not really. Magma is the molten rock that lies several kilometres below the Earth's surface. It contains many minerals that we want, but in very dilute form. It's better to let nature concentrate them for us before we try to mine them.
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Can you sink into lava?

Secondly, lava's viscosity its resistance to flow is between 100,000 and 1.1 million times higher than that of water. That means a pit of lava is about as fluid as a jar of peanut butter or a vat of Crisco. For both those reasons, "it is going to be next to impossible to sink into that liquid," Klemetti wrote.
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