Fractals (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fractals

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Under ultra-high magnification, the researchers found distinctive fractal shapes spreading along pyrite grains after their chemical soups went through multiple generations. The researchers believe these fractals are salty deposits induced to form by a thin layer of organic material spread along the mineral.

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Image courtesy of the David Baum lab

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