Olivine (IMAGE)

University of Münster

Olivine

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The mineral olivine contains melt inclusions (black dots), just a few micrometers in size. The geochemists isolated these inclusions and investigated the isotopic composition with mass spectrometers.

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Münster University - Felix Genske

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