Sentence examples for crystal mush from inspiring English sources
Overall, the geochemical features of the volcanic rocks in southeastern China indicate that episodic magmatism and reworking of crystal mush were essential mechanisms that drove the evolution of the igneous rocks and the hence crustal architecture in this area.
Fractionation took place within the magma crystal mush by extraction of interstitial melts and accumulation of residual mineral phases, aided by the emplacement of contemporaneous basaltic magmas at the base of the crust.
Variation in crystal proportions within the group and individual flows is considered to be the result of magmas penetrating a crystal mush, followed by disaggregation and mobilization, sorting by flotation, mixing of magma batches and transportation of heterogeneous crystal-laden magmas to the surface with opportunities for staging en route.
Parts of the crust where magma is stored are currently understood to include zones of partially crystalline mush, more mobile lenses of lower crystal fraction, and a higher crystal fraction framework.
When our cells freeze, they fill with ice crystals, which break down cell walls as they expand, reducing our body to mush once it is warmed up again.
Nobody says "mush" anymore.
