October 25th, 2009 at 10:36PM
Nikon Small World 2009 Ninth Place Winner: Olivine inclusions in gabbro (magmatic rock) — via PopSci. “Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock that forms in molten hot magma chambers far below the earth’s surface. Humans can see its coarse grains, usually black, with the naked eye but, in this case, Dr. Bernardo Cesare used a microscope to see even more. He says “an unusual abundance of small inclusions in the larger crystals” of this sample give it the shocking colors you see here.”

Nikon Small World 2009 Ninth Place Winner: Olivine inclusions in gabbro (magmatic rock) — via PopSci.

“Gabbro is an intrusive igneous rock that forms in molten hot magma chambers far below the earth’s surface. Humans can see its coarse grains, usually black, with the naked eye but, in this case, Dr. Bernardo Cesare used a microscope to see even more. He says “an unusual abundance of small inclusions in the larger crystals” of this sample give it the shocking colors you see here.”
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