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Effects of melting pressure, source oxidation, hydration, and enrichment on magmatic fO2 and H2O. Credit: Science Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aec1040. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec1040

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