Virginia Tech researchers find tiny bubbles a storehouse of knowledge
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2005-10-09
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Virginia Tech. University Relations
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Fluid inclusions -- tiny bubbles of fluid or vapor trapped inside rock as it forms-- are clues to the location of ores and even petroleum; and they are time capsules that contain insights on the power of volcanos and hints of life in the universe.