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Which is the most abundant in magma and has the greatest effect on its characteristics?
Felsic magma tends to be thick and viscous, while mafic magma tends to be fluid.
Magma that is relatively thin dark colored and low in silica?
A low silica magma is called a "mafic" magma.
This type of magma has low silica content?
There are three types of magma that contains silica. Basaltic Magma has 50 percent silica, Andesitic Magma has 60 percent silica, and Granitic Magma has 70 percent silica.
What type of magma does surtsey have?
mafic magma
Which set of characteristics best describes mafic magma?
low silica content, thin and fluid, forms dark-colored rock.
Which is the most abundant in magma and has the greatest effect on its characteristics?
Felsic magma tends to be thick and viscous, while mafic magma tends to be fluid.
Magma that is relatively thin dark colored and low in silica?
A low silica magma is called a "mafic" magma.
This type of magma has low silica content?
There are three types of magma that contains silica. Basaltic Magma has 50 percent silica, Andesitic Magma has 60 percent silica, and Granitic Magma has 70 percent silica.
The types of magma?
Felsic, intermediate, mafic and ultra mafic are the four broad types of magma.
Does mafic magma explode?
Mafic magma can be involced in both explosive and non-explosive eruptions.
What type of magma does surtsey have?
mafic magma
Mafic mineral low or high density?
Mafic magma and rock are higher in density that felsic magma and rock.
Which set of characteristics best describes mafic magma?
low silica content, thin and fluid, forms dark-colored rock.
What are the 3 types of magma?
basaltic magma ,Andesitic magma and Rhyolitic magma
Is the mt paricutin volcanoes magma mafic intermediate or felsic?
Like most cinder cones Paricutin was fed by mafic magma.
Does mauna loa have mafic or felsic magma?
Mauna loa erupts mafic lava.
Why are felsic rocks melted by mafic magmas but mafic rocks are not melted by felsic magmas?
Felsic rocks have a lower melting point than mafic rocks and felsic magma has a lower temperature. In other words, felsic magma is not hot enough to melt mafic rock while mafic magma is hot enough to melt felsic rock.
