Scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from old magmas (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from old magmas

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Aerial view of the ESRf, the European synchrotron. Using synchrotron techniques, scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from old magmas with the ESRF – Extremely Brilliant Source. The results are published in Nature Geosciences.

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