magma
noun
molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
magmatic
-
a word derived from
magma.
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Their findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, could also help researchers locate geothermal reservoirs, lithium deposits, and rare earth elements connected to deep magmatic activity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
They found that large areas of solid basalt or magmatic rock best match the data.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
“It's like our moonshot. It's going to transform a lot of things,” says Yan Lavallée, a professor of magmatic petrology and volcanology at the Ludwigs-Maximillian University in Munich, and who heads KMT’s science committee.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Analysis of the erupted ash revealed it was likely pulverized rocks from the crater walls or reservoir, not fresh bits of molten rock as would be expected in a magmatic blast.
From Science Magazine ● May 27, 2024
These waters probably derived their dissolved matter from a magmatic source, and worked up along vents near the rhyolite dikes soon after the eruption of this rock.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
