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In reply to the discussion: Earth May Have Underground 'Ocean' Three Times That on Surface [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)3. Well, yes and no.
It's not really water til it gets up here. Ringwoodite, the mineral mentioned, can include hydroxide (OH) ions, and is stable at high pressures found deep in the crust. So there aren't actually 'oceans' down there, just lots of bound up oxygen and hydrogen. It's oceans 'worth' of hydrogen and oxygen down there, not actual H2O. So no lost Atlantis either
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That was my thought - how deep do we drill for oil already? I also thought of the hot springs in
jwirr
Jun 2014
#23
I can imagine people of his day flocking to get his books and being blown away by it all
tomm2thumbs
Jun 2014
#7
Well, there goes the dreams of those who believe they can control the water market.
Baitball Blogger
Jun 2014
#9
Uh Oh. This will send the fundy Noah's flood folks into a tizzy. "Fountains of the deep" baby!
yellowcanine
Jun 2014
#11