magma
noun
molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
magmatism
-
a word derived from
magma.
Example Sentences
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"There's always been a 'chicken-and-egg' question of which came first -- the start of plate tectonics or TTG magmatism to make new continental crust," says Dr. Smit.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
Their size and distribution hold clues to plate tectonics and magmatism.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2023
This caused magmatism as the subducting slab sank, allowing asthenosphere material to rise around it.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
About 45 million years ago, another episode of magmatism sent dikes of granitic pegmatite through the orthogneiss.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 7, 2012
