News tagged with earths crust
Earth's crust moves like a yo-yo: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The Australian National University has shed light on the secrets of the deep Earth and will lead to better understanding of important geological processes.
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New form of sulfur discovered in geological fluids
Sulfur is the sixth most abundant element on Earth and plays a key role in many geological and biological processes. A French-German team including CNRS and the Université Paul Sabatier has identified, ...
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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When continents formed
A new way to calculate the age of the Earth's crust has been developed by researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews.
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Jan 13, 2011 |
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Busy microbial world discovered in deepest ocean crust ever explored
The first study to ever explore biological activity in the deepest layer of ocean crust has found bacteria with a remarkable range of capabilities, including eating hydrocarbons and natural gas, and "fixing" ...
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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Novel ocean-crust mechanism could affect world's carbon budget
The Earth is constantly manufacturing new crust, spewing molten magma up along undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates. The process is critical to the planet's metabolism, including the cycle ...
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Nov 15, 2010 |
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Insight into volcanic eruptions, courtesy of space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are crediting satellite imagery with helping to predict where volcanic eruptions could strike. It is well known that earthquakes can stress Earth’s crust and trigger subsequent ...
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Oct 15, 2010 |
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Younger, hotter Earth still not understood
Plate tectonics may not have operated on a younger and hotter Earth according to new research from the University of Bristol carried out on preserved remnants of ancient continental crust in the Hudson Bay ...
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Sep 13, 2010 |
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Phenomenon of plate tectonics explained
Transform faults subdivide the mid-ocean ridge into segments. Up until now, it was thought that these faults were ruptures that formed in less stable crust areas. Taras Gerya has recorded a model of the dynamics ...
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Aug 31, 2010 |
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New findings explain the mystery behind the development of the Banda arc
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Banda arc - a gigantic 1,000km long, 180-degree curve in eastern Indonesia - has puzzled geologists for many years, with much debate and controversy surrounding its complex origin and ...
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Jul 26, 2010 |
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New research into the deep ocean floor yields promising results for microbiologists
Research by a small group of microbiologists is revealing how marine microbes live in a mysterious area of the Earth: the realm just beneath the deep ocean floor. The ocean crust may be the largest biological reservoir on ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Scientist's Award Allows Her To Probe the Earth's Mantle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sandwiched between the liquid iron outer core and the thin rocky crust we live on, the Earth's mantle is more than 1,800 miles thick, and comprises more than three-quarters of the planet's volume and nearly ...
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Jun 11, 2010 |
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Molecular Genealogy in the Arctic Sediment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heat-loving bacteria found in the Arctic seabed have their origins in oil springs and the depths of the Earth's crust. This is the finding of a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund ...
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Purdue researchers studied Haitian fault; warned of potential for a large earthquake (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for large earthquakes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic was forecast by a model of the northeastern Caribbean created by a team of experts.
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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Geologists point to outer space as source of the Earth's mineral riches
According to a new study by geologists at the University of Toronto and the University of Maryland, the wealth of some minerals that lie in the rock beneath the Earth's surface may be extraterrestrial in origin.
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Oct 18, 2009 |
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'Rosetta Stone' of supervolcanoes discovered in Italian Alps
Scientists have found the "Rosetta Stone" of supervolcanoes, those giant pockmarks in the Earth's surface produced by rare and massive explosive eruptions that rank among nature's most violent events. The eruptions produce ...
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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Crust (geology)
In geology, a crust is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet or moon, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle. The crusts of Earth, our Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Io, and other planetary bodies have been generated largely by igneous processes, and these crusts are richer in incompatible elements than their respective mantles.
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