magma
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Instead, magma appears to be distributed across extensive regions of partially molten rock known as "magma mush" systems.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
For many years, scientists believed that supervolcanoes contained large, long-lived chambers filled primarily with liquid magma.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Studies also suggest that a shallower, liquid-rich magma body, similar to the classic concept of a magma chamber, may form only briefly before an eruption occurs.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Unlike the concentrated magma chambers proposed in older models, these mush systems are spread broadly throughout the lithosphere.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
Safely down in the lab, Swanson and his team found that the ash was old rock—there was no indication of new magma erupting out from deep inside the earth.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing magma
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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