Volcanic Glass (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

Volcanic Glass

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Molten magma erupted onto the seafloor freezes to glass that contains clues to its origin in Earth's deep interior and ancient past (field of view ~1 cm). Volcanic glasses like this one may reveal a link between Earth's oxidation state and the deep carbon cycle.

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Glenn Macpherson and Tim Gooding

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