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HYPOMAGMA [2 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A highly mobile lava, oversaturated with gases, that exists at shallower depths than hypomagma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Magma des grandes profondeurs, sursaturé de gaz.

OBS

Il existe trois types de magma : l'hypomagma, le pyromagma et l'épimagma.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
DEF

El tenor en gases depende de la presión: un hipomagma (profundo y sometido a fuertes presiones) no está saturado de gases; un piromagma (más caliente, pero sometido a presiones inferiores) está sobresaturado.

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Record 2 2012-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A relatively immobile, viscous lava that forms at depth beneath a shield volcano, is undersaturated with gases, and activates volcanic activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

Lave solide souterraine qui monte à la surface lors de l’éruption.

CONT

[...] nous pouvons distinguer les trois types magmatiques suivants : 1-L'hypomagma, sous-saturé en gaz et soumis à de très fortes pressions. 2-Le pyromagma [...] 3-L'épimagma [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
CONT

El tenor en gases depende de la presión: un hipomagma (profundo y sometido a fuertes presiones) no está saturado de gases; un piromagma (más caliente, pero sometido a presiones inferiores) está sobresaturado.

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