Geologists use jelly, lasers and water to unravel mystery of volcanic eruption

Press/Media: Research

Description

An experiment to work out why magma travels along vertical and horizontal fractures reveals a previously unrecognised potential trigger for eruptions

Period19 May 2015

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Keywords

  • Volcano eruption triggers
  • Laboratory experiments
  • Gelatine
  • Lasers