Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Diatoms

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Though these (more images here) look like glass beads or jewels-- and can likewise be used to make artistic designs-- they're actually the shells of  microscopic, unicellular marine algae.
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  1. Anne DDecember 8, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    It looks like millefiori mosaic. I assume the colors are added for contrast?

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