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This chapter builds on the previous chapters and deals with the physical and chemical aspects of melting, magma segregation, and magma’s ascent toward the Earth’s surface.
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Sen, G. (2014). Magma Formation and Segregation. In: Petrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38800-2_5
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