‘Like a jet through solid rock:’ Volcanic arc fed by rapid fluid pulses

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The depths of Earth are anything but peaceful: large quantities of liquids carve their way through the rock as fluids, causing magma to form. Scientists have now shown that the fluids flow a lot faster through solid rock than previously assumed.

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