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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 19 > Hawaiian magma pocket bubbles with knowledge

Hawaiian magma pocket bubbles with knowledge

By David Brown / The Bulletin
December 19, 2008

WASHINGTON — A geothermal power company drilling a mile and a half deep on one of the Hawaiian Islands has for the first time encountered an undisturbed chamber of magma, or molten rock, scientists reported this week.

Before the discovery, which was made in 2005, the only access to....

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