[Bigg Red]

ping!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Bigg Red.

[snip] ...helium-3 (³He)... is a vestige of the Big Bang. Its only terrestrial source is the mantle. Leakage of ³He suggests that the Newport-Inglewood fault is deeper than scientists previously thought... "The results are unexpected for the area, because the LA Basin is different from where most mantle helium anomalies occur," said Boles, professor emeritus in UCSB's Department of Earth Science. 'The Newport-Inglewood fault appears to sit on a 30-million-year-old subduction zone, so it is surprising that it maintains a significant pathway through the crust."... high levels of ³He inversely correlate with carbon dioxide (CO₂), which Boles noted acts as a carrier gas for ³He. An analysis showed that the CO₂ was also from the mantle, confirming leakage from deep inside the Earth. [/snip]

Sounds like big trouble. :'o

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