Ultramafic Alteration and the Cooling of Earth and Mars
This thesis deals with the influence of `ultramafic' rocks over the climate of planets. Ultramafic rocks, rich in Mg and Fe, are the most common rocks on Earth but exist primarily in the mantle and rarely outcrop on the surface. They are incredibly unstable under Earth's surface conditions...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/157093 |