magma
noun
molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
magmatic
-
a word derived from
magma.
Example Sentences
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The study also shows that the mantle wind helps determine the shape and evolution of Yellowstone's vast magmatic system.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
They found that large areas of solid basalt or magmatic rock best match the data.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
“We’re looking into the tip of a magmatic system that extends perhaps 150 kilometers into the mantle.”
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
“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
The ore was doubtless formed by hot solutions, but the exact nature of these solutions, whether magmatic or meteoric, has not been proven.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
