Branching bunches of calcite filaments
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
2023 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Photomigrograph (cross-polarized light) showing branching bunches of calcite filaments grown from algal mats in spring-discharge tufas of Cold Creek Spring (Las Vegas region, Nevada, USA).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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