Glass lamellae in a quartz crystal (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Glass lamellae in a quartz crystal

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The simulated asteroid impact creates tiny glass lamellae in the quartz crystals studied, only tens of nanometers wide, which are only visible under the electron microscope.

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Image: Falko Langenhorst, Christoph Otzen (Universität Jena)

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