molten
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In deeper layers, high pressure keeps gases dissolved in the molten rock, but once that pressure decreases, these gases escape and create bubbles.
From Science Daily
The "swarm" of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year was triggered by molten rock pumping through an underground channel over three months, scientists have discovered.
From BBC
According to Miyazaki, Earth was once encased in a global ocean of molten rock.
From Science Daily
Workers in Building 602 made boosters through a process called melt casting, in which TNT is heated to a molten state and mixed with a more sensitive compound to increase its shock energy.
In contrast, chondrites retain primitive solar system dust as well as small molten droplets called chondrules.
From Science Daily
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