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Mantle Defined
The layer of the Earth below the crust and above the core. The uppermost part of the mantle is rigid and, along with the crust, forms the 'plates' of plate tectonics. The mantle is made up of dense, iron and magnesium rich (ultramafic) rock such as dunite and peridotite.
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AGU journal highlights - July 2, 2009
Published July 2, 2009, 12:20 pm, EurekAlert!
( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Ancient supervolcano's eruption caused decade of severe winters"; "Understanding fault movement during Wenchuan earthquake"; "First direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind"; "Reducing uncertainty in estimates of global sea level rise"; "Boost in freshwater content of Arctic Ocean ...
Magmatic Plumbing Of A Large Permian Caldera Exposed To A Depth Of 25 Kilometers
Published July 2, 2009, 7:07 am, Science Daily
Large volcanic calderas, aka supervolcanoes, are enormous craters tens of kilometers in diameter produced by giant, explosive eruptions that rank among the most violent geologic events. Geophysical studies of recently active calderas and investigations of their eruption products suggest that their magmatic systems are driven by intrusion of mantle-derived basalt in the deep crust, a process ...
July 2009 Geology and GSA Today Media Highlights
Published June 30, 2009, 1:08 pm, EurekAlert!
( Geological Society of America ) GEOLOGY articles extract information on forces shaping Earth's surface, solve the puzzle of LIPs on land, trace the leading edges of dispersing continents, expose magmatic plumbing, argue over gold deposits, show how fungi break down rocks, unveil tightly kept secrets about the Amazon River, investigate deep geological structures associated with the 2004 ...
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