Researchers studying ancient rocks from Western Australia propose that water-rich crust sank into Earth's mantle through a process called dripduction, helping generate magma and volcanic eruptions more than three billion years ago, before modern plate tectonics may have fully de…
Ancient Rocks Suggest Water Fueled Volcanoes 3 Billion Years Ago
Researchers studying ancient rocks from Western Australia propose that water-rich crust sank into Earth's mantle through a process called dripduction, helping generate magma and volcanic eruptions more than three billion years ago, before modern plate tectonics may have fully developed.
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