The Cooling of Thick Igneous Bodies on a Young Earth
Aug 05, 2009 The convective overturn caused by settling crystals, in the magma chamber, is a significant factor in the dissipation of its heat. This allows a 10-meter diameter sill to cool in one year 53 and, at the other extreme, for a 10 km thick lava “ocean” to theoretically cool in 10,000 years 54 by this process alone.
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