Written by: Chaotic Indian
Unfortunately, the title isn’t 100% accurate. But it could be. After ages of research and theorization, scientists have come to the conclusion that there is a rock-like substance beneath our Earth’s surface called Ringwoodite, that may be capable of trapping water. The study shows that Ringwoodite is a mineral that can trap water in its molecular structure and is formed under high pressures and temperatures, such as those inside our planet.
Specifically, ringwoodite is formed under conditions such as those found in the transition zone of the planet, approximately 255 to 410 miles below the surface. This zone is the boundary between the upper and lower mantle, and is hot and bothered, constantly shifting and producing seismic waves. It turns out that this zone may also contain a deep reservoir of water. This new study, authored by a range of geophysicists and scientists from across the US, leverages data from the USArray — an array of hundreds of seismographs located throughout the US that are constantly listening to movements in the Earth’s mantle and core.
In March, a research group found a unique diamond from the mantle that was packed in ringwoodite containing water. Until then ringwoodite specimens were either collected from meteorite material or created in the laboratory. Brandon Schmandt and Steven Jacobsen, geophysicists from Northwestern University decided to test mantle ringwoodite to see if it could trap and sustain water. They found that the ringwoodite transformed into silicate melt material. Schmandt then found that the melt material traveled down the transition zone and then upwards again, indicating that there may be a large reservoir of water down there. 
What does this mean for us? It means that if at all we do manage to tap into this “source”, it could mean 3 ocean’s worth of potable water supply. However, that does not mean we can continue water abuse like we have been doing so.
Nice, the click baits are real
yea shit got me mad asf loudestloud.com doe
I’ve seen clickbait sensationalist headlines, and I’ve seen articles complaining about clickbait sensationalist headlines, but this is the first article I’ve ever seen that uses it’s first sentence to complain about its own clickbait sensationalist headline. Mayhaps the person who wrote the article and the headline should have changed the headline?
Hahah! This is so true. What a dumbass author.
nonsense, deepest point is 14.5 km and they say 255+ MILES!!! Where do you get those fairy tales? At distance 14.5km even heat resistant equipment was melting(1100 C).Jacobsen and Graham Pearson just want some attention, more facts, less theory. I don’t hate, just don’t like when people brag about stuff that doesn’t exist, just confuse minds of people.
What are you exactly saying doesn’t exist? They never said we had anything that could go that deep it says “if at all we do manage to”. Also of course it’s going to be a theory unless we can actually go that deep one day, so should everyone just keep their theories to themselves and not tickle the minds of those who are interested in science? Oh maybe you’re just one of the people who has a confused mind.
Sir, you are commenting too far ahead in the future and it is not polite to assume people have confused minds. Even if you are apart of another time zone.
Exact
Did u read the beginning part where it said the title was greatly exaggerated
I site google when I say the radius of the planet is 3,959 miles (6,371 km).
I think it’s possible. Alex you totally ignored how pressure affects the physical states of any element/compound. The pressure down there (that depth is the mantle layer of Earth) is about 15 GPa (=0.15 Matm)
(FYI: base of mantle = about 140 GPa;
~700km depth = ~25 GPa;
11GPa at 380 km depth,
and about 3 GPa at 100km depth).
And if you look it up on a water phase diagram, at 15 GPa, water is likely to be in solid or liquid state. (a water phase diagram: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Phase_diagram_of_water.svg/2000px-Phase_diagram_of_water.svg.png)
Perhaps you are the one that were confused? May I suggest some more scientific inquiry before accusing others?
deepest point 14.5 km?? where do you live? northpole?
At Equator the earth is like 40.000km around. so 2*pi*r= 40000. so r= 6333,6km means the deepest point is around 6300 km. no hating but i cannot follower your theory…
Sorry for my english. This article contains errors: “In March, a research group found a unique diamond from the mantle that was packed in ringwoodite”.In reality it was found on 2009 by Graham Pearson team.it’s the publication of scientific in nature journal wich is dated from March… it’s not really new…
More details in the nature article:
http://www.nature.com/news/tiny-diamond-impurity-reveals-water-riches-of-deep-earth-1.14862
I like the cut of your jib, your English is just fine, and I love how you posted a factual link to support your statement. Hats off to you.
with water comes life right? I wonder what could be living in that mineral..
*Mind blow*
Well isn’t that interesting. The great flood in the bible was caused by God letting waters from the deep come up and cover the planet.. it covered all land.
No sign of the evil underworld overlords then?
That mau just be their water supplie. They have been sneaking our water down there for years!
so you are saying the oceans rising is more then just the ice melting
Nope, not at all.
Nice..I took oceanography class and live it!..it can be real….makes sense in a way
No shit Sherlock!
The problem is, science will immediately look for ways to ‘use’ the water, and not even consider what might happen to the layer if significant amounts of the water were taken away. It’s like allowing a plumber to dicker around with unfamiliar plumbing, on the reasoning that he’ll probably figure out how it works before it gets damaged beyond repair. If it can be done, and done safely, sure. But, it shouldn’t be done before it is known what the effects will be.
You idiot! What makes you think scientists will use the water without considering what will happen to the layer, or the rest of earth? I mean, you’d be playing with some pretty serious shit there..lets just have a crack n see how it goes ay! Also keep in mind ‘there MAY be a large reservoir of water down there’.
The Trinity Nuclear Test and Starfish Prime are two things that scientists did where they didn’t really know what would happen and could have resulted in devastating consequences for the whole planet. So yeah Scientists (and our Government will do things very recklessly without giving the adverse consequences serious consideration.
Not an idiot. If there is any money to be made, how long do you think scientists’ will have control of this drilling or mining of the water. The only way that a project of this magnitude could be financed, would be by privatisation. Look at the disgraceful means the private sector has done to this world without the slightest consideration to planet and sustainability.
This is NOT science. It is what we call in OZ, BULLSHIT !!!