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Behavior of Iron in Earth’s Core
January 5, 2012 | Caltech

“While it has been known for many years that iron is the main element in the core, many questions have remained about just how iron behaves under the conditions found deep in the Earth. Now, a team led by mineral-physics researchers at Caltech has honed in on those behaviors by conducting extremely high-pressure experiments on the element.” Quote from the Caltech press release.


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