Prevent earthquakes with olivine? A discovery sheds light on their origin
Science & Space
Sophie devillers
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Through this study by the Universities of Louvain and Lille devoted to olivine, researchers are in fact examining phenomena on a microscopic scale to better understand the major geological, tectonic and seismic events, which are constantly transforming our planet. “What we are trying to do is a new science that we could call nano-geodynamics”