Lava Color 485 - #CF1020

Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at temperatures from 700 to 1,200 °C (1,292 to 2,192 °F). Up to 100,000 times as viscous as water, lava can flow great distances before cooling and solidifying because of its thixotropic and shear thinning properties.

In general, the composition of a lava determines its behavior more than the temperature of its eruption. Kalapana, Hawai was destroyed by the eruption of the Ki-lauea volcano in 1990. Koae and Kapoho, Hawaii were both destroyed by the same eruption of Ki-lauea in January, 1960.