Drill cores from the mid-ocean ridge in the South Atlantic suggest that mass-wasting deposits formed against ridge faults host abundant calcite and so may store substantial amounts of carbon dioxide.
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McCaig, A. Submarine talus may contribute to climate cooling. Nat. Geosci. 18, 1187–1188 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01824-y
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