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- noun mineralogy An
orthorhombic form ofolivine produced under very highpressure
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Recent research of the minerals found in the upper mantle of the earth has revealed that a mineral called wadsleyite holds 3% water by weight.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ikester7579 2010
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A mineral called wadsleyite, holds about 3% water by weight.
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A mineral called wadsleyite, holds about 3% water by weight.
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A mineral called wadsleyite, holds about 3% water by weight.
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And the estimated amount of wadsleyite that exists, the water contained in it works out to be about 30 of our oceans. 30 oceans worth of water is more than enough to flood the earth to the highest mountain.
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And the estimated amount of wadsleyite that exists, the water contained in it works out to be about 30 of our oceans. 30 oceans worth of water is more than enough to flood the earth to the highest mountain.
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Science has found that a mineral called [[wadsleyite]] that contains enough water to fill 30 of our oceans.
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And the estimated amount of wadsleyite that exists, the water contained in it works out to be about 30 of our oceans. 30 oceans worth of water is more than enough to flood the earth to the highest mountain.
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Science has found that a mineral called [[wadsleyite]] that contains enough water to fill 30 of our oceans.
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Forty years ago, in search for denser polymorphs of the then experimentally discovered silicate spinel (ringwoodite) and modified spinel (wadsleyite) that are stable at the pressure and temperature conditions of the Earth's transition zone, scientists started to search for a post-spinel phase denser than spinel which may appear at much higher pressure.
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