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Laura Gargiulo
Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

Thin section of a surface sandy soil under cross polarized light showing sand grains and cellular plant material. Photo acquired at resolution of 0.6micron/pixel.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.5 MB Width 3680 px Height 2070 px Aspect 16:9 Brand Digital Camera Model D200 Exposure 11 mm f/2 1/25 s Taken 17 November 2009 Tint Vivid violet Submitted 11 March 2011

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