Gold microparticles (IMAGE)

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Gold microparticles

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Scanning electron microscopy photomicrograph showing gold microparticles (bright color) deposited with pyrite crystals from a hydrothermal solution in a laboratory experiment. Such experiments simulate the formation of gold deposits in nature.

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Maria Kokh and Gleb Pokrovski

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