Congestion in Earth’s mantle: Mineralogists explain why plate tectonics stagnates in some places

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Seismic measurements show that in some regions of the Earth's mantle, plate tectonics stagnates. The causes of the 'congestion' of the subducted plate are still unknown. In a new study, mineralogists from Germany explain the phenomenon for the first time....
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