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magma

[mag-muh] / ˈmæg mə /
NOUN
lava
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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

At the same time, it may also have allowed gases and fluids to escape sideways, reducing pressure within the magma and preventing it from erupting.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath Earth's surface before stopping just 1.6 kilometers below the island, narrowly avoiding an eruption.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The enormous intrusion unfolded within just a few days and involved enough magma to fill roughly 32,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But they weren’t the harmonic tremors that signaled the movement of magma.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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