Earth’s crust

Magma Forms Deeper than Previously Thought

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New research results from a team led by geologist Rajdeep Dasgupta of Rice University have shown that magma forms much deeper than geologists had previously thought. The scientists put minute samples of peridotite – a rock derived from Earth’s mantle – under very high pressures in a laboratory and found that the rock can and does liquify

Earth's Crust Beneath Mississippi Delta Sinks Slower Than Previously Thought

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The Earth’s crust which lies beneath the Mississippi Delta in North America sinks at a much slower rate than had previously been thought, according to new research published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The findings were arrived at by comparing detailed sea-level reconstructions from different portions of coastal Louisiana. “The findings demonstrate the

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