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Magma

Magma is a Greek word meaning "paste". Hot plastic material resulting from the partial melting of the mantle. On its way up to the surface, magma generally undergoes transformations in the magma chamber and the gases dissolved in it begin to separate. Degassed magma becomes lava.

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