It's probably a bit too sunny actually
I actually imagine the thing as being an ocean of molten silicon...
It's surprising that the atmosphere is not also composed of vaporized iron (Boiling point of iron is 2862 °C, a tiny bit lower than the average temperature on this hellhole)
EDIT :
As strange as it may seems, those kind of planets exists :
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/kepler-78b-exoplanet-0819.html"There are more things in heaven and earth..."