Researchers Pull out a Snapshot of Magma (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Researchers Pull out a Snapshot of Magma

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University of Alaska Fairbanks doctoral student Amanda Lindoo pulls a rod containing a snapshot of magma from a furnace in the experimental petrology lab under the watchful gaze of Research Assistant Professor Jessica Larsen. The apparatus allows scientists to take pictures of processes within the magma at specific temperatures and pressures.

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UAF Todd Paris

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