An assessment of crystallization processes occurring in magma chambers in the ocean floor finds an unexpected enrichment in trace elements, reviving an old theory of the cycling of magma in these chambers. See Article p.698
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Hofmann, A. Magma chambers on a slow burner. Nature 491, 677–678 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/491677a
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