magma
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Because of this structure, potassium-rich magma is generally among the first material expelled during an eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Iron and magnesium tend to become concentrated near the bottom of a magma chamber, while more soluble elements such as potassium remain closer to the top.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The researchers concluded that this olivine-rich unit originally formed inside a mass of magma deep beneath the Martian surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The magma cooled slowly enough for large mineral grains to develop.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
If magma was moving, where was it going?
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
"When we analyzed these samples, we found that their gold concentrations are often several times higher than those of comparable magmas from mid-ocean ridges," says Timm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The team took this as evidence that these two sets of zircons formed from shallow magmas that interacted with freshwater.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
To be certain, the researchers performed tens of thousands of computer simulations of zircons forming from magmas mixed with seawater, rainwater, or some combination of both.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
"These elements allowed us to look back through the chemical changes that TTG magmas go through and trace the melt compositions back to their initial state and source -- most likely a sort of gabbro."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
The copper was probably deposited by hot solutions related to the igneous rocks, either issuing from the magmas or deriving heat and dissolved material from them.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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