A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Japan’s Niigata University have unearthed water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of the Himalayas, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. The scientists say they believe these droplets were remnants of an ancient ocean that […]
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If subduction carries hydrous minerals deep into Earth's mantle, they may "rust" the iron outer core, forming vast sinks of oxygen that can later be returned to the atmosphere. Iron on Earth's surface whether in simple nails or mighty girders .
If subduction carries hydrous minerals deep into Earth’s mantle, they may “rust” the iron outer core, forming vast sinks of oxygen that can later be returned to the atmosphere.