As part of the process, team members shaved off 50 microns of sample at a time — about half the width of a human hair — and photographed
the polished rock surface each time.
Not exact matches
The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left highly
polished surfaces on many of the region's
rock formations.
On an end table near the sofa rests a large oval
rock, with one half
polished black so that its
surface resembles the Chinese yin - yang symbol.