A wayward plume?
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A region of low seismic velocity has been found at a depth of 200-500 km beneath the Brazilian shield. This region is considered to have originated 135 million years ago by thermal diffusion. Low seismic velocity shown at elevated temperatures in rocks indicate that the flow within the mantle is harmful for local hot regions. A 3,000 km of motion between the lower mantle and plate has occurred over a 600 km depth range.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Creep, compaction and the weak rheology of major faults
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The porosity of materials in fault zones may provide a mechanism that would explain their weakness relative to surrounding rock and relative to laboratory standards. Variation in porosity over time would cause fluid pressure to vary as well, with friction reduced when that pressure rises above hydrostatic levels in the surrounding rock. A one-dimensional model relating creep to compaction is presented.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Oxygenating the atmosphere
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Issues are presented concerning the transition to an atmosphere rich in oxygen in the Archaean-Proterozoic boundary through the stratification of the mantle rock. The oxidization of the mantle is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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