magmas
- plural of magma.
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Strontium isotopes: Different forms of the element strontium used by scientists to determine the origin and history of rocks and magmas.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
The chemical composition of the crystals, plucked from rocks in Australia, hint that they formed from magmas doped with freshwater, a team of scientists argues.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024
Earlier researchers focused on the trace element composition of these rocks, hoping to find clues about TTG magmas and their source.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
Granite, which usually forms from magmas that cooled and partially re-melted over and over—the minerals like quartz in granite melt easily, so they liquefy and separate from the leftover solid as rocks start to melt.
From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023
Facts of this kind seem to favor the position of certain geologists that magmas may assimilate the rocks they invade.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
