Close-up: Can you guess what this is a picture of?
Ninth place: Bernardo Cesare
While people may know what 'olivine inclusions in gabbro (magmatic rock)' may mean, many would agree this is a stunning picture.
Olivine is a mineral made from magnesium, iron and silica. Italian Cesare used a 5X zoom to capture this colouful image.
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universit degli Studi di Padova, photo courtesy of Nikon Small World.
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