Enhanced dataset connects composition and structure of a complex mineral for carbon storage
Minerals underground may be part of the solution to global climate change. The most famous greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide ...
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why does magma (melted rock) tend to become more silica rich over time?
Different minerals crystallize at different temperatures in igneous rocks. If there is a residual amount of silica in the magma, and assuming that the temperature drops, the olivine crystals react ...