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| Author: | NewsPoster [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Scientists shed light on carbon's descent into the deep Eart |
Science Daily Geology The presence of carbonates in the Earth's mantle is known from diamond inclusions, but how carbon is transported there remains a mystery. Scientists now reveal two new iron carbonate compounds and they have found that self-oxidation-reduction reactions could preserve carbonates in the mantle, hence becoming a potential carbon carrier down to the top of the Earth's core. Read more |
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