Magmas that have erupted at Earth's surface reveal a potential new mantle source. This source, which is rich in nickel and has a primordial helium isotopic content, may have originated at great depth in the mantle. See Letter p.393
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*This article and the paper under discussion3 were published online on 9 January 2013.
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Walter, M. Plumbing nickel from the core. Nature 493, 309–310 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11852
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