Crystals reveal the danger of sleeping volcanoes

ScienceDaily
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am100 pts
Most active volcanoes on Earth are dormant and are normally not considered hazardous. A team of volcanologists has devised a technique that can predict their devastating potential. The scientists used zircon, a tiny crystal contained in volcanic rocks, to estimate the volume of magma that could be erupted once…

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