As the lithosphere slides over the softer rock of the asthenosphere, the resulting friction causes that softer rock to melt. It then becomes magma.
Most magma forms from the partial melting of Earth's mantle rocks. As these rocks are subjected to high temperatures and pressures in the mantle, certain minerals melt at different temperatures, leading to the formation of magma.
When large quantities of magma push through the Earth's mantle and into the crust, it can create a volcanic formation known as a volcanic hotspot or a volcanic arc. This process often leads to the formation of volcanoes, volcanic mountains, and lava flows on the Earth's surface.
During subduction, one tectonic plate moves beneath another into the mantle. This process can cause melting of the descending plate, leading to the formation of magma. This magma can then rise to the surface through volcanic activity, contributing to the formation of new igneous rocks and completing the rock cycle.
When water is added to rock in the mantle, a process called hydration occurs where the water reacts with the minerals in the rock to form new minerals. This can lead to changes in the rock's composition, structure, and physical properties. Additionally, the presence of water can lower the melting point of the rock, potentially leading to the formation of magma through partial melting.
Mantle is part of the Earth's lithosphere.
One factor that does not play a role in magma formation is the Earth's rotation. Magma formation is primarily influenced by factors such as temperature, pressure, composition of the rock, and the presence of volatiles (such as water and gases) in the mantle.
Igneous rock.
No because weather has no affect on the earth mantle and the mantle is the source of magma for the volcano.
As rising superheated mantle rock nears the surface due to tectonic forces, the compression pressure from surrounding rock decreases, causes it to melt, forming magma. It's called decompression melting. The high pressures that keep the superhot mantle rock from melting in the first place are called lithostatic pressures.
the upper mantle
the role of asthenosphere in magma generetion
No, the Earth's mantle is to deep and warm for this. Magmas are generated in the upper mantle by a process called partial melting and the melt collects in the crust (in magma chambers at varying depth).
Most magma forms from the partial melting of Earth's mantle rocks. As these rocks are subjected to high temperatures and pressures in the mantle, certain minerals melt at different temperatures, leading to the formation of magma.
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When large quantities of magma push through the Earth's mantle and into the crust, it can create a volcanic formation known as a volcanic hotspot or a volcanic arc. This process often leads to the formation of volcanoes, volcanic mountains, and lava flows on the Earth's surface.
During subduction, one tectonic plate moves beneath another into the mantle. This process can cause melting of the descending plate, leading to the formation of magma. This magma can then rise to the surface through volcanic activity, contributing to the formation of new igneous rocks and completing the rock cycle.
When water is added to rock in the mantle, a process called hydration occurs where the water reacts with the minerals in the rock to form new minerals. This can lead to changes in the rock's composition, structure, and physical properties. Additionally, the presence of water can lower the melting point of the rock, potentially leading to the formation of magma through partial melting.