The Golden Volcanic Glass Only Formed from 1,000+ Ft Lava Fountains

This bright golden volcanic glass is quite rare, only originating from lava fountains that reach above 1,000 feet in height. What I am referring to is known as reticulite, which currently coats a wide swath of land directly west of Kilauea's recent eruptive vents. This video discusses how it forms, and what other volcanoes also produce it.

Note: While some shorter lava fountains can also produce reticulite, it is less commonly produced via lava fountains below 1,000 feet in height.

Thumbnail Photo Credit: This work "ReticuliteJSJ3", is a derivative of a photo (only on the right side) (resized, cropped, text overlay, added similar colored border to right and left of image, increased image color satuation) from "Reticulite (thread-lace scoria) (unrecorded high-fountain eruption of Kilauea Volcano's East Rift Zone, Hawaii)", by: James St. John, jsjgeology, 2014, Posted on Flickr, Flickr account link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeol..., Photo link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeol..., CC BY 2.0. "ReticuliteJSJ3" is used & licensed under CC BY 2.0 by    / geologyhub  . The right side of the image is a frame grab from a video by U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Public Domain, https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/may....

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Sources/Citations:
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[2] Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

0:00 1,000+ Ft Lava Fountains
1:07 Reticulite
2:34 Pumice & Reticulite
3:44 Ideal Compositions