Vast ocean 400-miles inside the Earth creates “ringwoodite” gems • Earth.com

In a remarkable discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth’s water distribution, aided by a mineral called ringwoodite, researchers found evidence suggesting the presence of several oceans worth of water trapped deep beneath the United States.

The discovery, made by geophysicist Steve Jacobsen from Northwestern University and seismologist Brandon Schmandt from the University of New…

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