Exploratour - The Surface of the Earth
This is a picture of Olivine, one of the most important rocks in the interior of the Earth.
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Courtesy of the Clausthal Mineral Collection, Institute for Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Technical University of Clausthal; photograph by A.K. Schuster.
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Courtesy of the Clausthal Mineral Collection, Institute for Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Technical University of Clausthal; photograph by A.K. Schuster.
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Rocks and Minerals
The surface of the Earth itself is made of many different sorts of rocks and minerals.