Figure 7-8. High-magnification views of layers in aragonite defined by small inclusions (red arrows). Also note the long near-vertical aragonite crystals. A low-magnification image provides context for this image.
     Photomicrograph was taken in plane-polarized light; field of view is 0.35 mm wide. Anjohibe Cave, Madagascar; Stalagmite MA1; thin section MA1-1. Sample collected by Dr. George A. Brook.
   
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