Caprock Fibers (IMAGE)

Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Caprock Fibers

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Electron microscope scans of the caprock in Campi Flegrei caldera reveal the presence of tobermorite and ettringite-fibrous minerals that are also found in manmade concrete.

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Courtesy of Tiziana Vanorio

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