A fresh view on volcanic plumbing systems

Posted on 10 July 2017 by admin

Volcanic eruptions such as Mount St. Helens’ in 1980 show the explosiveness of magma moving through the Earth’s crust. Now geologists are excited about what uplifted granite bodies such as Yosemite’s El Capitan say about magma that freezes before it can erupt on the surface.
Geology News — ScienceDaily

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