Obsidian bubbles. Artwork of a magnified view of bubbles of volatiles (volcanic gases) trapped in a specimen of obsidian (volcanic glass). Obsidian fo

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Obsidian bubbles. Artwork of a magnified view of bubbles of volatiles (volcanic gases) trapped in a specimen of obsidian (volcanic glass). Obsidian forms when magma (molten rock) is ejected into the air during volcanic activity and chills (cools) so quickly that mineral crystals do not have a chance to form.

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Size: 5101px × 3478px
Photo credit: © JEREMY BISHOP/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -crystalline, amorphous, artwork, brown, bubble, bubbles, close-, detail, gas, gases, geological, geology, glass, illustration, mineral, obsidian, rock, trapped, volcanic