How Molten Rocks Become Oceanic Crust (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

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Three dimensional melt distribution of partially molten mantle rocks with different fractions of melt. This video relates to an article that appeared in the April 1, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Wenlu Zhu of University of Maryland, College Park, and colleagues was titled, "Microtomography of Partially Molten Rocks: Three-Dimensional Melt Distribution in Mantle Peridotite."

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Visualizations by F. Fusseis and iVEC@UWA

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