Surprising Secrets of Earths Deep Ocean Revealed by Unique Blue Rock

This mineral can contain a lot of water under conditions of the deep mantle It is important to note that the water resides inside a blue rock called ringwoodite This rock exists in the mantle of our planet which is the layer of hot rock between Earth's surface and its core This means that the newly discovered ocean isn't a vast reservoir of churning blue water Instead the water is contained trapped in the molecular structure of minerals that is found within the Earth's mantle rock The ringwoodite is like a sponge soaking up the water There is something very special about the crystal structure of ringwoodite that allows it to attract hydrogen and trap creatures