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- Naturally occurring silicate melt,
which may contain suspended silicate crystals,
dissolved gases, or both. These conditions may be met in
general by a mixture containing as much as 65 percent crystals but no more than 11 percent
dissolved gases.
Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982.
Physical Geology, 6th Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall
- Naturally occurring molten rock, generated within the Earth and capable of
intrusion and extrusion, from which igneous rocks are derived through
solidification and related processes. It may or may not contain suspended
solids (such as crystals and rock fragments) and/or gas phases. Adj:
magmatic. AGI
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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