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srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18499.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Feldspars in a larvikite" style="color:#5A6D7000;background-color:#5A6D7033;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Feldspars in a larvikite</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18498/" title="Feldspars in a larvikite"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/20/18498.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Feldspars in a larvikite" style="color:#52646800;background-color:#52646833;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Feldspars in a larvikite</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18497/" title="Almandine in migmatite paragneiss"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/17/18497.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Almandine in migmatite paragneiss" style="color:#4A494B00;background-color:#4A494B33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Almandine in migmatite paragneiss</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18496/" title="Graphite in a contact zone between a pegmatitic dyke and a amphibolite"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/12/18496.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Graphite in a contact zone between a pegmatitic dyke and a amphibolite" style="color:#504E4F00;background-color:#504E4F33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Graphite in a contact zone between a pegmatitic dyke and a amphibolite</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18494/" title="Almandines in a migmatite paragneiss from West Finland"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/10/18494.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Almandines in a migmatite paragneiss from West Finland" style="color:#BABAB900;background-color:#BABAB933;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Almandines in a migmatite paragneiss from West Finland</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18492/" title="Precambrian garnet from Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/09/18492.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Precambrian garnet from Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland." style="color:#38343100;background-color:#38343133;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Precambrian garnet from Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18490/" title="Garnet with sulphide inclusions in a Precambrian biotite gneiss from the Alutaguse zone, East Estonia."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/07/18490.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Garnet with sulphide inclusions in a Precambrian biotite gneiss from the Alutaguse zone, East Estonia." style="color:#54555700;background-color:#54555733;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Garnet with sulphide inclusions in a Precambrian biotite gneiss from the Alutaguse zone, East Estonia.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18487/" title="Micro textures of Estonian shelly phsophorites"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/06/18487.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Micro textures of Estonian shelly phsophorites" style="color:#45474700;background-color:#45474733;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Micro textures of Estonian shelly phsophorites</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18485/" title="Ni ore from thre former Hitura mine, Finland"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18485.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Ni ore from thre former Hitura mine, Finland" style="color:#3E414000;background-color:#3E414033;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Ni ore from thre former Hitura mine, Finland</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18481/" title="Rapakivi granite with typical round orthoclase crystals with oligoclase rims, Finland"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/05/18481.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Rapakivi granite with typical round orthoclase crystals with oligoclase rims, Finland" style="color:#807A6300;background-color:#807A6333;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Rapakivi granite with typical round orthoclase crystals with oligoclase rims, Finland</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18476/" title="Migmatite 'sigmoid' in garnet-paragneiss"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18476.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Migmatite 'sigmoid' in garnet-paragneiss" style="color:#7C766E00;background-color:#7C766E33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Migmatite 'sigmoid' in garnet-paragneiss</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18475/" title="Metamorphic complex with amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18475.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Metamorphic complex with amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins" style="color:#4F4E4F00;background-color:#4F4E4F33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Metamorphic complex with amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18474/" title="Amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18474.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins" style="color:#4D4A4900;background-color:#4D4A4933;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Amphibolite enclaves crossed by two generations of granitic veins</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18473/" title="Ptygmatic fold crossing a mylonite, within a paragneiss."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18473.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Ptygmatic fold crossing a mylonite, within a paragneiss." style="color:#55525200;background-color:#55525233;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Ptygmatic fold crossing a mylonite, within a paragneiss.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18472/" title="Close-up of hornblendes crystals in stretched amphibolite enclave"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18472.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Close-up of hornblendes crystals in stretched amphibolite enclave" style="color:#B5AFA600;background-color:#B5AFA633;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Close-up of hornblendes crystals in stretched amphibolite enclave</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18471/" title="Example of meta-gabbro/amphibolite enclaves in a granite vein (possible pegmatite texture)."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18471.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Example of meta-gabbro/amphibolite enclaves in a granite vein (possible pegmatite texture)." style="color:#46484A00;background-color:#46484A33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Example of meta-gabbro/amphibolite enclaves in a granite vein (possible pegmatite texture).</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18470/" title="Detail of K-feldspars pegmatite-like vein on the Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18470.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Detail of K-feldspars pegmatite-like vein on the Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland." style="color:#8C746900;background-color:#8C746933;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Detail of K-feldspars pegmatite-like vein on the Kopparn盲s coastline, Finland.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18469/" title="Sulphide-bearing gneiss and quartzite from the Estonian Precambrian basement, Alutaguse zone."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18469.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Sulphide-bearing gneiss and quartzite from the Estonian Precambrian basement, Alutaguse zone." style="color:#46444300;background-color:#46444333;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Sulphide-bearing gneiss and quartzite from the Estonian Precambrian basement, Alutaguse zone.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18468/" title="Section of a drillcore containing Tremadocian black-shale"> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18468.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Section of a drillcore containing Tremadocian black-shale" style="color:#5F5D5900;background-color:#5F5D5933;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Section of a drillcore containing Tremadocian black-shale</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18467/" title="Shelly phosphorites from the Aseri deposit."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18467.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Shelly phosphorites from the Aseri deposit." style="color:#797B7B00;background-color:#797B7B33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Shelly phosphorites from the Aseri deposit.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18466/" title="Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18466.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia." style="color:#605E5800;background-color:#605E5833;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18465/" title="Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18465.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia." style="color:#47443E00;background-color:#47443E33;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Thin section in PPL of shelly phosphorite from the 脺lgase deposit, Estonia.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18464/" title="Shelly phosphorite from the Aseri deposit, Estonia."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18464.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Shelly phosphorite from the Aseri deposit, Estonia." style="color:#5A585600;background-color:#5A585633;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Shelly phosphorite from the Aseri deposit, Estonia.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <a href="/view/18463/" title="Pyritised brachiopod shell fragment from the Toolse phosphorite deposit, Estonia."> <figure> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.140x140_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source media="(max-width: 979px)" srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.230x230_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.460x460_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <source srcset="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 1x, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.560x560_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp 2x"> <img src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/media/thumbs/previews/2024/06/02/18463.jpg.280x280_q85_autocrop_crop-smart_upscale.webp" alt="Pyritised brachiopod shell fragment from the Toolse phosphorite deposit, Estonia." style="color:#83858400;background-color:#83858433;"> </picture> <figcaption class="hidden-xs"> <span>Pyritised brachiopod shell fragment from the Toolse phosphorite deposit, Estonia.</span> <small>by Sophie Graul</small> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <div id="spinner" class="spinner-2" data-hx-indicator=".spinner-2" data-hx-get="?page=2" data-hx-trigger="intersect once" data-hx-sync=".spinner-2:drop" data-hx-target=".spinner-2" data-hx-swap="outerHTML"> <a data-script="init hide" href="?page=2">more</a> <img class="htmx-indicator" src="https://imaggeo.egu.eu/static/3ad8ffa/images/bars.svg" width="24" height="24" alt=""> </div> </div> </section> </div> </main> <footer id="footer" class="hl hidden-xs"> <ul> <li><a href="/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/copyright/">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.egu.eu/imprint/">Imprint</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.egu.eu/privacy-policy/">Privacy policy</a></li> <li><a href="/photo-competition/">Photo competition</a></li> <li>|</li> <li>Follow EGU on:</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/EuroGeosciences" target="_tab" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i><span 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