An early geodynamo driven by exsolution of mantle components from Earth’s core
An early geodynamo driven by exsolution of mantle components from Earth’s core
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Experiments show that magnesium oxide can dissolve in core-forming metallic melts at very high temperatures; core formation models suggest that a giant impact during Earth’s accretion could have contributed large amounts of magnesium to the early core, the subsequent exsolution of which would have generated enough gravitational energy to power an e...
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An early geodynamo driven by exsolution of mantle components from Earth’s core
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature18594
