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Dense hydrous minerals under pressure

Hydrous minerals within the Earth affect volatile cycling and mantle geodynamics. Jun Tsuchiya explains how stable phases of these minerals are being uncovered at increasingly high pressures.

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Fig. 1: The dense hydrous magnesium silicate known as phase H and bridgmanite obtained from high-pressure experimental compression of chlorite.

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Tsuchiya, J. Dense hydrous minerals under pressure. Nat. Geosci. 17, 374 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01434-0

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