Magma

Magma: molten mass at temperatures exceeding 1000 °C, located at significant depths within the Earth, primarily composed of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O), with smaller amounts of Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K) oxides, and containing traces of Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Titanium (Ti), Lithium (Li), Zirconium (Zr), Boron (B), Sulfur (S), Phosphorus (P), and Carbon (C).

Magma
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