Alchemy in Tanzania? Gas becomes solid at surface of Oldoinyo Lengai volcano

Science has unearthed the secret to what might have been alchemy at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania. There, in the ancient East African Rift at a place known to local Maasai people as the Mountain of God, Oldoinyo Lengai spews forth carbon dioxide-laden lavas called carbonatites. The carbonatites line the volcano's flanks like snowballs...

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