Microscope image of a thin section from the eclogite – the rock which was studied for this research. (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Microscope image of a thin section from the eclogite – the rock which was studied for this research.

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Microscope image of a thin section from the eclogite – the rock which was studied for this research. It formed at ultrahigh-pressure and the image shows its distinctive red-and-green crystals which gave information about its unusual journey.

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J Schönig/Göttingen University

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