Sample of Magma (VIDEO)

University of Manchester

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A sample of magma with the composition of the 2001 Etna eruption after 2 hours of crystallisation during an experiment on a synchrotron beamline. You can see pervasive, small oxide crystals in waves.

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The University of Manchester, Dr Margherita Polacci

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