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There is a surprising amount of work that goes into preparing to do the research itself. I have been spending my spring quarter determining the characteristics of sediments I will be analyzing with Dr. Torfstein in Israel. The photos above show X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy instruments used to determine the mineral types (here, samples are calcite and aragonite in shells and sediment samples). I also had an incredible opportunity to travel to my field site, Celestun Lagoon in Yucatan, Mexico to collect more samples for work in Eilat this summer. I had no idea it had so many flamingos.
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