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Trendy volcanism tied to occasions occurring quickly after Earth’s start
Plumes of sizzling magma from the volcanic hotspot that fashioned Réunion Island within the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive supply deep beneath the Earth’s floor. The mantle differentiation occasion preserved in these hotspot plumes can each train scientists … Continue reading
Extracting rare-earth elements from coal could soon be economical in US
These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. The U.S. could soon decrease its dependence on importing valuable rare-earth elements that … Continue reading