Crystals help volcanoes cope with pressure
Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:18 am
Science Daily Geology
Researchers have discovered that volcanoes have a unique way of dealing with pressure -- through crystals. If enough crystals can develop in rising magma then a network of microscopic crystals can lessen the internal pressure of rising magma and reduce the explosiveness of eruptions.
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Researchers have discovered that volcanoes have a unique way of dealing with pressure -- through crystals. If enough crystals can develop in rising magma then a network of microscopic crystals can lessen the internal pressure of rising magma and reduce the explosiveness of eruptions.
Read more