Microscopic pyrite framboid about 0. 07 mm in diameter

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Pyrite can occur as microcrystals coated with organic matter and forming spherical aggregates called framboids. Some framboids may be the results of microbial activities This framboid which is about 0. 07 mm in diameter was found in shale from a deep subsurface core beneath the North Sea drill core

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Size: 5649px × 4118px
Location: Norway
Photo credit: © Linda Reinink-Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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