magmas
Underground liquid stone
Magmas is the plural of magma, the molten rock found beneath Earth's surface.
When magma reaches the surface through volcanic eruption, it becomes lava.
The word appears in geological contexts discussing multiple bodies or types of molten material: The study compared magmas from different volcanic systems.
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- mantleCovering or wrap
- crustHard outer layer
basaltic · pluton · intrusion · chamber · plume · upwelling · silicate · melt
Violent sudden release
- ventOpening for airflow
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
Kilauea · Etna · Vesuvius · pyroclastic · effusive · explosive · fountain · flow
Forming ordered solid structure
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
- xenolithEmbedded foreign rock fragment
- solidificationTransition to firm state
geochemistry · petrology · temperature · pressure · volatiles · degassing · composition · mineral
molten rock
crust · basaltic · pluton · intrusion · chamber · plume · upwelling · silicate · melt · viscosity
eruption
Violent sudden release
volcano · Kilauea · Etna · Vesuvius · pyroclastic · effusive · explosive · fountain · flow · dike
crystallization
Forming ordered solid structure
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
- xenolithEmbedded foreign rock fragment
solidification · geochemistry · petrology · temperature · pressure · volatiles · degassing · composition · mineral · olivine
magmassolid rock
Continuous, hard stone
bedrock · igneous rock · granite · basalt · country rock
magmasice
Water's solid form
solid rock · glaciers · permafrost · bedrock · frozen ground
- magma chambersSubsurface molten rock reservoirs
- hot magma