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Mountain Pass carbonatite thin section maps

Detailed Description

Thin section of a Mountain Pass carbonatite sample showing mineralogy and texture with slider for back-scattered electron map (black and white) and layered elemental map (colored). Note the large, euhedral, tabular crystal of bastnäsite. 

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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