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Ancient Seawater in Earth’s Mantle
March 1, 2012 | Carnegie Institution for Science

“By analyzing submarine volcanic glass from the Manus Basin, scientists found unexpected changes in hydrogen and boron isotopes from the deep mantle.”


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