Volcanic Crystals Could Point Us Towards Critical Caches of Rare Earth Metals
Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” ...
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Crystals hold a secret history of volcanoes—and clues about future eruptions
Volcano crystal balls Magma, the super-hot molten rock which feeds volcanic eruptions, is generated many tens of kilometers below the surface in Earth's mantle. On its journey up to the surface ...
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Continent-size blobs in Earth's mantle are a billion years old, ancient crystals reveal
Because the waves don't run into grain boundaries as often when passing through the LLSVPs, they don't lose as much energy as they do in surrounding rock. Crystals in the mantle take a long time ...
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Where should we look for new metals critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
Fortunately, there are crystals of clinopyroxene within many of the rocks in the Benolong Volcanic Suite. This allowed us to examine the history of the non-mineralized rocks and compare it with ...
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Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
Fortunately, there are crystals of clinopyroxene within many of the rocks in the Benolong Volcanic Suite. This allowed us to examine the history of the non-mineralised rocks and compare it with ...