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'Excess oxygen' stored in deep Earth magma may help explain how Earth's atmosphere became oxygen-rich
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A research team has found that molten rock can carry more oxygen than its chemical composition would seem to allow. Their study is published in National Science Review.
A research team has found that molten rock can carry more oxygen than its chemical composition would seem to allow. Their study is published in National Science Review.
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