magma chambers. These reservoirs can hold large volumes of magma and are important in the formation of volcanic eruptions.
Magma chambers
The magma forms sills and magma chambers.
A magma chamber is a large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth. The molten rock in such a chamber is under great pressure, and given enough time, that pressure can gradually fracture the rock around it creating outlets for the magma. If it finds a way to the surface, then the result will be a volcanic eruption; consequently many volcanoes are situated over magma chambers. Magma chambers are hard to detect, and most of the known ones are therefore close to the surface of the Earth, commonly between 1 km and 10 km under the surface. In geological terms this is extremely close to the surface, although in human terms it is considerably deep underground.
Large underground lava deposits are called magma chambers. These chambers are reservoirs of molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that can feed volcanic eruptions when the magma rises to the surface through volcanic vents.
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The most common volcanic emission from dormant volcanoes is carbon dioxide gas. This gas is released from magma chambers deep underground and can continue to seep out even when a volcano is not actively erupting. Monitoring these emissions can help scientists assess the activity and potential hazards of a dormant volcano.
Most magma is foound in upper portions of the mantle near plate boundaries or at hot spots, but some is found in the crust in magma chambers.
The area deep underground where molten rocks collect is called the mantle. It is located between the Earth's crust and core and is a layer of hot, solid rock that can flow very slowly over long periods of time.
Magma is less dense than rock and is buoyant due to this density difference. It will seek out any weaknesses in the rock above it to reach the surface.
When magma cools deep inside earth, igneous rockforms.
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