Socorro Magma Body

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The Socorro Magma Body is a large, mid-crustal magma intrusion beneath central New Mexico that is one of the most seismically and geophysically active magma reservoirs in the continental United States.

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Socorro Magma Body canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
magma intrusion
magma reservoir
associatedWith Socorro seismic anomaly
crustal uplift
depth mid-crustal depth
hasComposition silicic magma
hasGeologicSetting mid-crustal
hasScientificSignificance important for understanding intraplate magmatism
natural laboratory for studying mid-crustal magmatic systems
isCharacterizedBy active crustal deformation
high seismic activity
strong geophysical anomalies
isOneOf most geophysically active magma reservoirs in the continental United States
most seismically active magma reservoirs in the continental United States
locatedIn New Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States

central New Mexico
contiguous United States
surface form: continental United States
monitoredBy geophysical networks in New Mexico
namedAfter Socorro, New Mexico
studiedUsing geodetic measurements
gravity surveys
magnetotelluric surveys
seismology

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Rio Grande Rift contains Socorro Magma Body