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Faults control the amount of water flowing into the Earth during continental breakup - C C - Mar 11, 2016
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307113303.htm
EXCERPT: New light has been shed on the processes by which ocean water enters the solid Earth during continental breakup. New research shows a direct link on geological timescales between fault activity and the amount of water entering the Earth's mantle along faults....