drill crew preparing core samples, Atacama Desert, Chile

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these core samples are extracted by drilling and then inspected and interpreted by geologists; further chemical and spectral analysis is usually carried out in a laboratory

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Location: Chile, Atacama Desert, near Copiapo
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