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New Kind of Metal Theorized To Be In the Earth's Lower Mantle

slew writes "This article talks about a study accepted to Physical Review Letters which theorizes that iron oxide goes through an insulator/metal phase change with high temperature and pressure. Originally it was thought to be a crystalline structure change, but now apparently it is theorized to be a new type of metallic state. This discovery might offer new insight on how the earth's magnetic field operates."

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  1. (plus one Informa7iVe) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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