Magma mixing by convective entrainment

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The injection of basaltic liquid into the silicic magma chamber of volcanoes produces a thermal plume, which drags the basaltic liquid to the top of the chamber through viscous coupling. The upward movement causes mixing of the liquids in the localized areas without influencing the bulk of the chamber. Convection regulates the viscous coupling mechanism.

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Magma does the splits

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A minor volcanic eruption in Ethiopia revealed a massive injection of magma along the Afar rift in 2005. The exact course of these events were studied to analyze early continental break-up, and it was found that 'dyking' caused by magma flow split the crust laterally, relieving tensional stress caused by plate divergence.

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Magma storage beneath Axial volcano on the Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridge

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Research is presented describing the study of the Axial underwater northeast Pacific Ocean volcano to measure the reservoir of magma from eruption data based on geographical information.

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