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An early geodynamo driven by exsolution of mantle components from Earth’s core

Terrestrial core formation occurred in the early molten Earth by gravitational segregation of immiscible metal and silicate melts, stripping iron-loving elements from the silicate mantle to the metallic core1–3, and leaving rock-loving components behind. Here we performed experiments showing that at...

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Autores principales: Badro, James, Siebert, Julien, Nimmo, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4998958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27437583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature18594