Phial in Sammath Naur

[Elrian]

Originally posted by Sharku:
<STRONG>The light itself certainly was strong enought to penetrate the dark of Sauron, but here it may have been the case that the medium carrying the light was not enough. The condensed ancient might of Sauron, united with the apparent power of the very mountain itself, may have simply been to powerful for Galadriel's magic to overcome.</STRONG>

That and the Ring itself was there as well at the very place it was wrought.