basaltic magma

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basaltic magma [bə′sȯl·tik ′mag·mə]

(geology)

Mobile rock material of basaltic composition.

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No references found			Most crustal melting on Earth comes from intrusions of hot basaltic magma from the Earth's mantle," said Peter Nabelek, also a geologist at the University of Missouri. Earth's crust melts easier than previously thought by Asian News International A standard phase diagram of a basaltic magma (X) undergoing olivine-enstatite fractionation shows that the magma composition in each chamber will be driven down the olivine-enstatitc reaction curve (Fig. Igneous rock associations 8. Arc magmatism II: geochemical and ... by Murphy, J. Brendan / Geoscience Canada Kilauea has basaltic magma, which allows lots of gases to easily escape before erupting, making the lava runny. Island of fire: do volcanoes send out warnings before popping their ... by Bryner, Jeanna / Science World			Basal Granule basal groundwater basal lamina Basal Membrane basal metabolic rate Basal Metabolism basal orientation basal plane Basal Plate basal rot basal tunnel basal wall basal water table basal-cell carcinoma basal-cell epithelioma basalia basalis Basaloma Basalt basalt glass basalt obsidian basaltic dome basaltic hornblende basaltic lava Basaltic Layer basaltic magma basaltic rock basaltic shell basaltiform basaltine basaluminite Basanavicius, Jonas Basangov, Baatr Basangov, Baatr Badmaevich Basanite Basargin, Nikolai Basargin, Nikolai Vasilevich Bascarsija Nights Bascom, Henry Bidleman Bascove, Anne basculating fault bascule bascule bridge bascule leaf Base base 64 base address base alignment base analog base anchor Base and Superstructure			basally basally Basalmic vinegar basaloid carcinoma basaloid mixed tumor basaloid mixed tumor basaloid mixed tumor basaloma basaloma basalt basalt basalt Basalt Deformation Measurement System basalt glass basalt obsidian Basalt Quality Assurance Requirements Document Basalt Regional Library District Basalt Technical Computer Systems Unit Basalt Waste Isolation Division Basalt Waste Isolation Project Basalt, Hawaiian Volcanic Observatory basaltic basaltic Basaltic Achondrite Best Initial basaltic dome Basaltic flood Basaltic flood basaltic hornblende basaltic lava Basaltic Layer basaltic magma basaltic rock basaltic shell Basaltic Volcanism Study Project Basaltiform Basaltiform basaltine Basaltoid Basalts Basalts basaltware basaluminite Basan Basanavicius, Jonas Basangov, Baatr Basangov, Baatr Badmaevich Basanite Basanite basanites basanites Basanitic Basanitic Basant Basant Agro Tech India Basant Panchami Basant Panchmi Basanti puja Basanti puja Basar Basar Basar

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