Viscous magmas are stored as a mostly solid, crystalline mush. It can be activated by which of the following?
A. a massive increase in spreading center rates
B. an injection of new, hot magma and fracturing by fault movements that connect to isolated magma bodies and reduce the pressure
C. fracturing by fault movements that connect to isolated magma bodies and reduce the pressure
D. an injection of seawater
E. an injection of new, hot magma
Answer: B
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