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Dataset of the Day

This 29.8 Gigapixel, 150 nm/pixel dataset of very fine-grained welded tuff from the Laco Sur deposit in Chile was imaged first on an ZEISS AxioZoom V16 Light Microscope with large-area reflected light and subsequently on a ZEISS GeminiSEM 450 FE-SEM with backscattered electrons.

Details29.8 Gigapixels, 135.8k x 212.4k, 20.63 mm x 32.51 mm, 150 nm/pixel