Kidney stone microspherules (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Kidney stone microspherules

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Mineral microspherules come together to form continuous crystalline layers within a human kidney stone. These are similar to spherules formed in agate within natural volcanic rock deposits.

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Image courtesy of Mayandi Sivaguru, University of Illinois

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