2
: a thin pasty suspension (as of a precipitate in water)
3
: molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling
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The eruption was preceded by an increase in seismic activity at Kilauea's summit Sunday, an indication that magma was moving below the surface, according to the observatory.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Since then, magma was accumulating beneath the surface, and experts suspected another eruption was coming as hundreds of earthquakes shook the region in the last week.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
This is all part of the hot springs and hydrothermal vents at the summit area of Baker, likely driven by magma that intruded under the volcano in the 1970s.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
General Daily Insight for March 16, 2024 Like magma beneath the earth’s crust, powerful energy is now just under the surface, driving our movement in one direction or another.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 June 2024
Since then, magma was accumulating beneath the surface, and experts suspected another eruption was coming as hundreds of earthquakes shook the region in the last week.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
This is all part of the hot springs and hydrothermal vents at the summit area of Baker, likely driven by magma that intruded under the volcano in the 1970s.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
General Daily Insight for March 16, 2024 Like magma beneath the earth’s crust, powerful energy is now just under the surface, driving our movement in one direction or another.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Magma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magma. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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magma
noun
mag·ma
ˈmag-mə 
1
: a crude mixture of mineral or organic matter in the state of a thin paste
2
: a suspension of a large amount of precipitated material (as in milk of magnesia) in a small volume of a watery vehicle
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