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Glassy and paracrystalline structures in a grossular.

Simulated structure of glassy (left) and paracrystalline (right) grossular. The atoms of the elements oxygen, silicon, aluminum and calcium (from small to large) are coloured lighter the higher the degree of order in the surrounding structure. Image: Hu Tang

Dr. Hu Tang in front of a high-pressure press at the Bavarian Geoinstitute (BGI).

Dr. Hu Tang, first author of the study, in front of a high-pressure press at the Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics (BGI). Image: UBT / Chr. Wißler.