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Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania, a source of carbonate-rich magma.

Geologists publish new findings on carbonate melts in Earth’s mantle

Geology Page - August 6, 2020

New Curtin University research on the remixing of Earth's stratified deep interior suggests that global plate tectonic processes, which played a pivotal role in the existence of life on Earth, started to operate at least 3.2 billion years ago. Credit: Professor Zheng-Xiang Li

Remixed mantle suggests early start of plate tectonics

Calculated lattice thermal conductivity of MgSiO3 postperovskite (PPv) and bridgmanite (Brg) under the Earth’s lowermost mantle conditions. Credit: Ehime University

Heat transport property at the lowermost part of the Earth’s mantle

Structure layers of the earth.

Scientists Find Iron ‘Snow’ in Earth’s Core

This image shows the divisions between Earth’s layers. The ancient, continent-sized rock regions encircle the liquid outer core. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

New study suggests gigantic masses in Earth’s mantle untouched for more than 4 billion years

‘Nesting doll’ minerals offer clues to Earth’s mantle dynamics

Geology Page - April 9, 2017

Melting temperature of Earth’s mantle depends on water

Geology Page - March 6, 2017

Drawn from the Deep: Earth’s Primordial Reservoir Older Than the Moon

Geology Page - February 7, 2017

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Geologists find key indicator of carbon sources in Earth’s mantle

Geology Page - November 10, 2016

Researchers find evidence for a cold, serpentinized mantle wedge beneath Mt....

Geology Page - November 3, 2016

Greenland ice is melting 7 percent faster than previously thought

Geology Page - September 22, 2016

Moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated

Geology Page - September 12, 2016

How hot is too hot for Earth-style life?

Geology Page - September 9, 2016

New study upends a theory of how Earth’s mantle flows

Geology Page - July 7, 2016

Homologous temperature of olivine links deformation experiments and rheology of the...

Geology Page - June 16, 2016

Arc volcano releases mix of material from Earth’s mantle and crust

Geology Page - June 14, 2016

Rust under pressure could explain deep Earth anomalies

Geology Page - June 9, 2016

Constraining the composition of Earth’s interior with mineral elasticity

Geology Page - June 8, 2016

Found: Surviving evidence of Earth’s formative years

Geology Page - May 13, 2016

How the spectacular Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain became so bendy

Geology Page - May 12, 2016

Map of flow within the Earth’s mantle finds the surface moving...

Geology Page - May 10, 2016

Research finds clues to uncanny electrical conductivity in Earth’s mantle

Geology Page - May 9, 2016

Earth’s internal heat drives rapid ice flow, subglacial melting in Greenland

Geology Page - April 5, 2016

Expedition recovers mantle rocks with signs of life

Geology Page - February 2, 2016

Quest to drill into Earth’s mantle restarts

Geology Page - January 29, 2016

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3D Earth model developed at Sandia Labs more accurately pinpoints source...

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