Zircon in the drop of the ocean
Petra Schneider
Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Zircon grains separated out from a Paleozoic granitoid (Slavonian Mts., Croatia) and inserted in the epoxy resin as a step in the preparation for the geochemical analysis and age dating with the LA-ICP-MS. Photo is taken after the laser ablation (visible dark spots as the craters left) with the aid of petrographic microscope under crossed polarizers. Magnification 25x.
Location
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Petra Schneider (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.2 MB
Aspect
2417:1812
Width
2417 px
Height
1812 px
Tint
Dark grayish blue
Submitted
14 February 2019
Taken
17 May 2018
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