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Types of Magma
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	challenging words:		andesite, andesitic, viscosity, viscous, greatly, igneous, resistance, soupy, basalt, violent, dormant, granite, explosive, composition, magma, resistant
	content words:		Hawaiian Islands, Yellowstone National Park, Saint Helens, Washington State

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Types of Magma By Patti Hutchison

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¹     Magma is soupy mixture of molten rock, minerals, and gases. But not all magma is the same. Different magmas have different characteristics. The way a type of magma behaves depends on what it is made of.
 
²     There are three basic types of magma. Each is formed in a different way. Each is found in a different area. The viscosity and temperature of each varies greatly. Their mineral compositions are also very different.
 
³     One type of magma is basaltic magma. Basaltic magma has the same composition as the igneous rock, basalt. This type of magma has a low percentage of silica. It is high in iron and magnesium. It has very few gases dissolved in it. It is formed when rocks in the upper mantle melt.
 
⁴     Basaltic magma is hottest of the three types. Its temperature ranges from 1000 to 2000 degrees Celsius. This high temperature affects basaltic magma's viscosity.

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