MIT researchers have discovered that smectite, a clay mineral formed from plate tectonics, can sequester carbon effectively, influencing global climate over millennia. Their findings suggest that smectite has been instrumental in triggering past ice ages and offers potential for future climate change mitigation. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years.
MIT geologists have found that a clay mineral on the seafloor, called smectite, has a surprisingly powerful ability to…
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