Ice Core (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Ice Core

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This is a piece of the GISP2 ice core showing silt and sand embedded in ice. Soon after this picture was taken, the ice was crushed in the University of Vermont clean lab and the sediment was isolated for analysis.

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Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

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