Tiny Witnesses of Earth's Geological Past (IMAGE)

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Tiny Witnesses of Earth's Geological Past

Caption

Olivine cumulate from the Weltevreden Formation showing that although these cumulates are significantly altered, they still contain preserved unaltered olivine cores (microscopic image taken in plane-polarized light).

Credit

A. Vezinet et al., Nature Communications 2025

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