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Examining Rocks Under the Microscope
Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...
SpaceNews25d
Bringing Mars to Earth: solving Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission promises to fill significant gaps in our understanding of the universe and propel humanity forward in a new phase of the space race. Exploring the cosmos ...
Frontiers26d
Image-assisted textural analysis of plagioclase crystals in volcanic rocks: an application to lavas erupted on 2021 at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala
The applied method greatly reduces the degree of subjectivity in the evaluation of plagioclase distribution in a rock sample, since it rapidly classifies and quantifies minerals based on their size ...
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The Discovery and Geochemical Characteristics of an Eocene Peridotite Xenolith-Bearing Mafic Volcanic Neck in Coastal Southeast China
The largest phenocrysts are ∼15 mm in diameter and the rock contains 60%–80% phenocrysts, mainly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine with minor and localized alkali feldspar. The clinopyroxenes ...