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rock that forgot how to behave, plotting its escape one molten degree at a time

means Molten or semi-molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, which becomes lava once it erupts.

from From Greek 'magma,' meaning a thick paste, ointment, or kneaded massitself from 'massein,' to knead. The word once described any soft pasty substance (it shows up in old pharmacy and chemistry), and only in the 19th century did geologists borrow it for the planet's own kneaded, doughy rock simmering underground.

temperaturereaches 1,300°C, hotter than a blowtorch flame
namingbecomes lava only after breaking the surface
locationoceans of it lurk miles beneath your feet
crystalsslow cooling grows gemstones inside it
density trickrises because it weighs less than surrounding rock
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