Earth’s mantle is the thick layer of silicate rock between Earth’s crust and its molten core. It makes up about 84% of our planet’s volume.
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Rapid 20th century warming in the Gulf of Maine has reversed long-term cooling that occurred there during the previous 900 years, according to new research that combines an examination of shells from long-lived ocean quahogs and climate model simulations.
source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
An experimental and thermodynamic study of sphalerite solubility in chloride-bearing fluids at 300–450 °C, 500 bar: implications for zinc transport in seafloor hydrothermal systems
Stability of aqueous Fe(III) chloride complexes and the solubility of hematite...
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This past Goldschmidt conference in Hawai’i promoted Theme 15: Geology through a cultural lens - Diverse perspectives on the natural world. Recordings are now available to view on the Goldschmidt YouTube for the benefit of those who do not have access to the conference...
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Researchers have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth's crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to the surface disrupting pre-existing rock.
source: University of Bristol via ScienceDaily
Depictions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them, say the authors...
source: University of California - Santa Barbara via
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new solution for the challenge of making sure that when carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected underground, it actually stays put.For decades, climate models have predicted that...
source: Stanford News
Scientists from Freie Universität Berlin, University of Bristol, Northwest University Xi’an, and the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have published the results of a new determination of the crystallization...
source: myScience
This year's first ever hybrid Goldschmidt in Hawai'i was a huge success thanks to all those who participated. Photographs from the conference are now available for viewing online. If you missed any of the presentations, don't worry! All registered delegates have access to...
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An experimental study of the solubility of rare earth chloride salts (La, Nd, Er) in HCl bearing water vapor from 350 to 425 °C
Speciation and thermodynamic properties of La(III)-Cl complexes in hydrothermal fluids: A combined molecular dynamics and in situ X-ray...
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In 2016, the Curiosity rover came across something really peculiar in Gale Crater on Mars. On the slope of Mount Sharp, where Curiosity labored, were large quantities of a rare mineral; rare, at least, here on Earth. Tridymite, a...
source: Science Alert
Scientists at the University of Edinburg believe they have found the reason for a spike in methane from saturated soils - that microbes feed on. NOAA has found that for the years 2020 and 2021, the atmospheric methane had exploded since 1983, when measurements began.
source: Daily Kos
Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a Slovenian-German research team from measurements...
source: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research via Science Daily
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Matthew Toohey (Ph.D.) and University of Bern researcher Dr. Michael Sigl (Ph.D.) were part of the research team that developed an updated, more accurate reconstruction of volcanic...
source: Phys.org