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====Flux melting==== [[Flux melting]] occurs when the melting point is lowered by the addition of volatiles, for example, water or carbon dioxide.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="NatGeo">{{cite web | url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/magma-role-rock-cycle/ | title=Magma's Role in the Rock Cycle | publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] | date=19 October 2023 | access-date=17 April 2024 | editor1-first=Jeannie |editor1-last=Evers |editor2-last=Emdash Editing}}</ref> Like decompression melting, it is not caused by an increase in temperature, but rather by a decrease in melting point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3.2 Magma and Magma Formation | date=September 2015 |url=https://opentextbc.ca/geology/chapter/3-2-magma-and-magma-formation/#:~:text=Decompression%20melting%20takes%20place%20within,of%20a%20mantle%20convection%20cell. | last1=Earle | first1=Steven }}</ref>
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