magma
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These pockets of magma often become trapped beneath the lithosphere, where they slowly cool and solidify into CO2-rich igneous rocks.
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
Most of the earthquakes struck only after the magma stopped moving upward.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
At that stage, magma will rise through the fractures to form new seafloor, and water from the Indian Ocean to the north could eventually flood in.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
That upwelling magma is responsible for the breathtaking mountainous landscape of Japan, and those subducting plates cause most of the earthquakes that shake the country.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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