How Are Magma Formed
Magma formation is a geological process that occurs when rocks in the Earth’s crust and mantle melt due to temperature, pres…
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Magma Activity Found Beneath Alaska’s Mount Edgecumbe
Mt. Edgecumbe photographed from the air (Photo by Max Kaufman/USGS) Magma beneath long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in …
Volcanoes Fueled by 'Mush' Reservoirs, Not Magma Chambers
Photo: (USGS) Volcanoes are not fed by molten magma formed in large chambers finds a new study, overturning classic id…
240 Cubic Miles of Magma Discovered Underneath Dormant California Supervolcano
Scientists have discovered 240 cubic miles of semi-molten magma below the Long Valley Caldera, a supervolcano in eastern Ca…
Yellowstone Volcano Magma ‘is Heating the Boiler’
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Idaho have found a new way to estimate how fast magm…
Catching Mantle Plumes by Their Magma Tails
Hawaii's volcanoes stand as silent sentinels. They guard the secret of how they formed, thousands of miles away f…
Great Magma Eruptions Had Two Sources
Research at Finnish Museum of Natural History may explain controversies related to great magma eruptions. The modern…
How Magma Feeds Volcanic Eruptions
Mount Agung A novel research study by scientists at the University of Liverpool has provided new insights into how mo…
Huge Mass of Molten Rock Rising Under Parts of New England
New England could become a volcanically active region, study finds. A huge mass of warm rocks is rising beneath porti…
When Magma Prevents Volcanic Eruptions
Following a large caldera-forming eruption some magma remains in the magma reservoir. Why Does the Floor of Calderas …