Oxidized lava may help explain Earth's evolution

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 16:42 in Earth & Climate

(AP) -- Material from volcanoes where the Earth's plates squeeze together is more oxidized than in regions where the seafloor splits apart, a finding that helps shed light on some of the basic processes in the planet's mantle.

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