Scientists discover explosive magmas hidden under tame volcanoes – Earth.com

Volcanoes that consistently  produce small basaltic lava eruptions may be harboring magmas with the potential to generate explosive activity, according to a new study.
Working in the Galápagos Islands, an international team of volcanologists discovered chemically diverse magmas hiding beneath seemingly predictable volcanoes.
“This was really unexpected,” said study lead author Dr. Michael Stock of Trinity College Dublin. “We started the study wanting to know why these volcanoes were so boring …

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