Lauren Edgar uses a hand lens to identify minerals in a sample from a complex esker.
Detailed Description
Lauren Edgar, a research geologist with the USGS Astrogeology Science Center, uses a hand lens to identify minerals in a sample from a complex esker in Iceland.
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