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magma chamber

British  

noun

  1. a reservoir of magma in the earth's crust where the magma may reside temporarily on its way from the upper mantle to the earth's surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Indeed, the fact that there were so many hot spots spaced so closely together suggests that there is a vast underground magma chamber system.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

“We don’t believe that sticking a needle into a huge magma chamber is going to create an explosive effect,” he asserts.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

The shift suddenly pressurizes the magma chamber, driving out the gas into the sky in an explosive burst.

From Science Magazine • May 27, 2024

The high-resolution image shows that the volcano's magma chamber is covered by a hardened lid of crystallized rock, formed as the liquid magma cools down and solidifies.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

Beneath the surface is a magma chamber that is about forty-five miles across–roughly the same dimensions as the park–and about eight miles thick at its thickest point.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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