Tuzgle rock crystals (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Tuzgle rock crystals

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A thin section of volcanic rock under the microscope, showing the white plagioclase crystals of varying sizes. This rock is from Cerro Tuzgle, a dormant volcano in northwestern Argentina.

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The University of Queensland

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