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What color is silica rich magma?

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∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

red or scarlet

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What magma is silica-rich thick magma?

An acid magma or a granitic magma.

What kind of silica do strato volcanos have?

silica-rich magma

What are silica rich and thick magma is what?

Silica is sand dust.

What is Silica rich thick magma called?

Silica-rich thick magma is called rhyolite. It contains high levels of silica, making it very viscous and typically light in color. Rhyolite is associated with explosive volcanic activity due to the build-up of pressure caused by the slow movement of its thick lava.

What type of magma produces violent reaction?

Acidic lava is very viscous, and thus will harden and block the vent. The magma will force its way out through the vent and create a violent explosion.

Is granitic magma very silica-rich.?

Yes

What effect does silica content have on the charactersitics of magma?

The silica can make the magma flow slower and also can make the magma's color lighter.

Is rhyolite silica rich or silica poor?

Rhyolite is silica-rich, containing over 70% silica. It is an extrusive igneous rock with a fine-grained texture that forms from the rapid cooling of magma rich in silica content.

What term is used to desribe magma that is rich in feldspars and silica?

Felsic magma.

Do silica-rich magma cause explosive eruptions?

yes

Silica-rich magma erupts from the shield volcanoes giving them there broad flat shape?

False. The magma of shield volcanoes is silica-poor.

Why is silica rich magma explosive?

This is because silica-rich magma is thicker. The thicker the magma, the chance for the dissolved gas in there to escape is less likely. This causes an explosion. When the gases do escape, they cause an even bigger explosion

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