3D Morphology of Tubes Reflecting the Paths of Movement through Sediment (IMAGE)

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3D Morphology of Tubes Reflecting the Paths of Movement through Sediment

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The tubes are filled with pyrite crystals (generated by the transformation by bacteria of biological tissue) found in layers of clay minerals. Parallel horizontal layers are fossilized microbial mats.

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© A. El Albani & A. Mazurier / IC2MP / CNRS - Université de Poitiers

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