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To: ROCKLOBSTER

At atmospheric pressure, carbon would go from solid to gas. It needs to be compressed (which it apparently is, under the earth’s crust) to be liquid.

If it vented, we’d get some humongous flames.


30 posted on 04/30/2017 9:24:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
From what I read, it seems to be conflating carbonates with carbon, with CO^2.

"...Earth's interior is known for by its high temperatures where solid carbonates melt, creating distinctive seismic patterns."

The whole thing is a bit incoherent.

60 posted on 04/30/2017 10:02:09 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!�)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Reducing the pressure would allow part of the reservoir to evaporate, cooling the larger bulk remaining at the site of a leak.


117 posted on 05/01/2017 6:35:28 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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