The Emergence Machine

Magma

physical · Earth Science · Level 5 · E3

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Emergence definition

Magma emerges as a molten state of rock, where the organized arrangement of minerals and dissolved gases within the rock's crystal structure breaks down, allowing for fluid motion beneath the Earth's surface.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Magma” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
magma
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0MagmaGeologyRockMineralFormLandStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesMagmaL5RockL4GeologyL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Magma: Molten rock matter beneath the Earth's surface, consisting of a mixture of molten minerals, dissolved gases, and suspended crystals.
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    magma is an earth science concept.