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Best Practice Guide GlossaryBrowse the glossary alphabetically: MAGMA Return to list of termsThe molten rock and elements that lie below the earth’s crust. The heat energy can approach 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and is generated directly from a shallow molten magma resource and stored in adjacent rock structures. To extract energy from magma resources requires drilling near or directly into a magma chamber and circulating water down the well in a convection- type system. California has two areas that may be magma resource sites: the Mono- Long Valley Caldera and Coso Hot Springs Known Geothermal Resource Areas. Source: California Energy Commission |