magma
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Under these conditions, only small amounts of magma form deep underground.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The researchers concluded that the fault zone likely acted as a pathway that guided the magma upward.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The magma traveled upward through one of São Jorge Island's major fault systems known as the Pico do Carvão Fault Zone.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The study also highlights how major geological faults can strongly influence whether magma erupts or becomes trapped underground.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
What happens is that deep in the Earth there is an explosion that fires, in effect, a cannonball of magma to the surface at supersonic speeds.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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