Rock Sample MA113 (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Rock Sample MA113

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UCSC researchers analyzed two rock samples collected in Eastern Antarctica in which alternating layers of calcite and opal reflect cyclic changes in the subglacial environment. Sample MA113 is 9 centimeters thick and comes from Mount Achernar Moraine on the side of Law Glacier.

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Gavin Piccione

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