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Dynamic nature of Earth’s interior.

Mantle Plume Initiation and the Role of Large Low-Shear-Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs)

February 6, 2026

The East African Rift System

A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean

Schematic representation of the process of subduction of tectonic plates and of a mantle plume rising from an LLSVP. In the latter, the mineral grains are larger than those in the subducted plates.

Earth’s mantle reveals hidden treasures

"Lava" Earth's mantle

New research reenvisions Earth’s mantle as a relatively uniform reservoir

Effect of Al + H incorporation on the sound velocities of superhydrous phase B Schematic representation of the incorporation of aluminum together with water (as Al + H) in the crystal structure of superhydrous phase B. credit : Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University

Water delivered to the mantle by aluminum enriched hydrated slabs?

Carbon cycle reaches Earth’s lower mantle, Science study reports

September 20, 2011

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