Kilauea Eruption 12/23/24

[MyManao]

Magma that is being erupted is the same physical thing as lava. It's just a different name, depending if it's underground or on the surface.

Actually, I think it's a little bit different than that. Magma has all the ingredients of lava for sure, but they aren't actualized until the magma transitions to lava. As such I think the two are different.

Magma has yet to be exposed to the lower atmospheric pressure, is denser and isn't as volatile as it is when it first is exposed and its transition to lava begins. Additionally, lots of the crystals found in lava form during the transition. So, I don't think magma and lava are the same thing at all.

It's like glass, like how to make a really kick ass large mirror, certainly we can't say the ingredients of the glass and the glass after it was formed and annealed are the same thing.

But still, yes you could say one is just the other underground, when you need to simplify the story down to bullet points for the masses. Sure.