Experimental quenched magma
Thomas P. Ferrand
Earthquake Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
A millimetric piece of Balmuccia peridotite was melted and quenched in the laboratory. The SEM picture shows a biphasic glass: metal oxides in the dense (white) spheres and a lighter silicate phase. Around the spheres a myriad of (sub)micrometric crystals formed. The larger ones reach about 1 micron.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Thomas P. Ferrand (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Image
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PNG
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Width
1024 px
Height
703 px
Aspect
1024:703
Software
INCA
Taken
2016
Coordinates
48.8429, 2.3462
Tint
Medium gray
Submitted
14 February 2018
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