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Silica is the most abundant compound found in magma. In the earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the abundant elements which form the compound known as silica.
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What is the most abundant compound found in magma?
Silica
What do both silica and water do to magma?
Silica is silicon dioxide. Is is perhaps the most common compound on earth. In magma the amount of silica is key in determining the viscosity. More silica leads to a more viscous magma.
What is a low-silica magma?
A magma containing not much silica (= SiO2). For example: a basaltic magma. These magma's have a low viscosity since the lower the SiO2-content, the lower the viscosity; and hence flow easily (↔ a felsic 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.
Which flows easier high silica magna or low silica magna?
High silica magma is more viscous (sticky) than low silica magma, so low silica magma lows easier.
Is Silica is the most abundant compound found in magma?
Silica is the most abundant compound found in magma. In the earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the abundant elements which form the compound known as silica.
What is the most abundant compound found in magma?
Silica
What do both silica and water do to magma?
Silica is silicon dioxide. Is is perhaps the most common compound on earth. In magma the amount of silica is key in determining the viscosity. More silica leads to a more viscous magma.
Material found in magma that formed from oxygen and silicon?
Silica yes! because when lava from the magma chamber rises toward the top of the volcano the lava or silica it depends on the hot ness of high silica or low silica!!!! :D
What is a low-silica magma?
A magma containing not much silica (= SiO2). For example: a basaltic magma. These magma's have a low viscosity since the lower the SiO2-content, the lower the viscosity; and hence flow easily (↔ a felsic 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.
Which flows easier high silica magna or low silica magna?
High silica magma is more viscous (sticky) than low silica magma, so low silica magma lows easier.
What is the material found in magma that is formed from oxygen and silicon?
A material that exists of only silicon and oxygen is called "Silica". Normally when found on it's own, silica is called Quartz. However, most volcanic minerals have some amount of silica in them.
Does the increase in silica increase the viscosity of a magma?
it is normally intermediate flow because of the silica content.
What is the silica content of magma that has low viscosity?
low silica content (basaltic magma)
What is silica content of magma that has a low viscosity?
low silica content (basaltic magma)
Does basaltic magma have a lot of silica or very little?
Basaltic magma is low in silica compared to andesitic or granitic magma.
