Sometimes in order to test a theory about how processes work below the surface of the Earth, scientists need to recreate minerals found in very specific circumstances. This photograph was taken through a binocular microscope during a critical step of the creation of artificial peridotite: extraction of the artificial peridotite from its gold capsule. The sample is a little cylinder, 3 mm long with ...[Read More]
Imaggeo On Monday: Artificial peridotite takes its gold coat off
Artificial peridotite takes its gold coat off . Credit: Thomas P. Ferrand (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)