Science news articles about 'basaltic magma'

... had been previously assumed. "Most crustal melting on the Earth comes from intrusions of hot basaltic magma from the Earth's mantle," said Peter Nabelek, professor of geological sciences in the MU ...

... mantle undergoes partial melting to produce basalt magma. "The presence of ancient noble gases ... helium-3 measurements found in ocean island basalts. The model suggests that both the upper and lower ...