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Why do mantle rock rises?

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The rocks that make up Earth's mantle are mostly silicates—a wide variety of compounds that share a silicon and oxygen structure. As the mantle rocks melt they form magma. The magma collects in a magma pool. Because the magma is less dense than the surrounding mantle material it will rise.

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