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So in summary, iron/magnesium-rich basaltic magmas are free-flowing with low viscosity, while intermediate and silicon-rich magmas are very sticky with high viscosity. When magmas contain a lot of gas this makes them more runny too, although basaltic magmas usually do not contain much gas. Basaltic magmas also tend to contain few crystals, increasing their runniness. Basaltic magmas are also usually the hottest and the hotter the magma is the less viscous it is as well. The balance between iron/magnesium and silicon composition changes the runniness: iron/magnesium-rich basaltic magmas are the most runny (low viscosity) at one end of the scale and silicon-rich are the least runny (highly viscous) at the other end.

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