Definitions for magma chamber
mag·ma cham·ber

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1. magma chambernoun

   A large underground pool of molten rock lying under the surface of the earth's crust.

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1. Magma chamber

   A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth. The molten rock, or magma, in such a chamber is less dense than the surrounding country rock, which produces buoyant forces on the magma that tend to drive it upwards. If the magma finds a path to the surface, then the result will be a volcanic eruption; consequently, many volcanoes are situated over magma chambers. These chambers are hard to detect deep within the Earth, and therefore most of those known are close to the surface, commonly between 1 km and 10 km down.

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1. Magma chamber

   A magma chamber is a large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth. The molten rock in such a chamber is under great pressure, and given enough time, that pressure can gradually fracture the rock around it creating outlets for the magma. If it finds a way to the surface, then the result will be a volcanic eruption; consequently many volcanoes are situated over magma chambers. Magma chambers are hard to detect, and most of the known ones are therefore close to the surface of the Earth, commonly between 1 km and 10 km under the surface. In geological terms, this is extremely close to the surface, although in human terms, it is considerably deep underground.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of magma chamber in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of magma chamber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of magma chamber in a Sentence

1. The USGS:

   The magma chamber is likely imparting its own stresses on the crust around and above it, as the system slowly recharges. The stress drives fluids through cracks, producing the small quakes. The current pattern of seismicity is similar to swarms seen at Mount St. Helens in 2013 and 2014; recharge swarms in the 1990s had much higher earthquake rates and energy release.

2. Costas Synolakis:

   Did the bulging magma chamber of the volcano trigger the earthquake? Or did the earthquake trigger the magma chamber to pass magma to the funnel of the volcano?

3. Ken Farley:

   A good geology student will tell you that such a texture indicates the rock formed when crystals grew and settled in a slowly cooling magma -- for example a thick lava flow, lava lake, or magma chamber, the rock was then altered by water several times, making it a treasure trove that will allow future scientists to date events in Jezero Crater, better understand the period in which water was more common on Jezero Crater surface, and reveal the early history of the planet. Mars Sample Return is going to have great stuff to choose from.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Magma_Chamber
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magma_Chamber
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=magma chamber