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Hydrogen in stishovite, with implications for mantle water content

A R Pawley, P F McMillan, J R Holloway

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |August 20, 1993
    PubMed
    Summary

    Stishovite, a high-pressure silicon dioxide mineral, can store significant water in Earth's mantle. Its hydrogen content correlates with aluminum, indicating potential for deep-water storage in subducting slabs.

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