Cathode Luminescence Image (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Cathode Luminescence Image

Caption

Cathodoluminescence image of a typical zircon with clearly pronounced concentric zoning. This zoning is evidence of changes in the local chemical composition of the host magma during crystal formation.

Credit

photo/©: Alfred Kröner

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Mineral discoveries in the Galapagos Islands pose a puzzle as to their formation & origin", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on October 19, 2018.

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