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MAGMA ANDESITIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
CONT

Andesitic magmas erupt in areas above subduction zones. This suggests a relationship between the production of andesitic magma and subduction.

OBS

andesite magma: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

[...] à partir d'un magma originellement basaltique, la différenciation magmatique tend à produire un magma andésitique ou rhyolitique au sommet du réservoir magmatique, alors que les minéraux les moins fusibles cristallisent en profondeur sous forme de batholites de roches très riches en éléments ferromagnésiens.

OBS

magma andésitique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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