Mantle plumes are oxidised
From oxic atmosphere to metallic core, the Earth's components are broadly stratified with respect to oxygen fugacity. A simple picture of reducing oxygen fugacity with depth may be disrupted by the accumulation of oxidised crustal material in the deep lower mantle, entrained there as a result o...
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Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Online Access: | http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077141 |