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Iron, Lava and Cosmic Origins (2 of 5)

Caption: Kilauea Iki lava lake as it appeared in Janaury 1975, with 1959 eruptive vent in middle distance. This image relates to an article that appeared in the June 20, 2008, issue of Science , published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Fang-Zhen Teng and colleagues at University of Chicago in Chicago, was titled "Iron Isotope Fractionation During Magmatic Differentiation in Kilauea Iki Lava Lake."

Credit: Image courtesy of R.T. Helz (USGS)

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