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the science that reads rocks like diaries written over billions of years.

thin sectionsRocks sliced to 0.03mm so light passes through
three familiesIgneous, sedimentary, metamorphic — every rock's identity
pressure cluesMineral crystals record ancient depths and temperatures
polarized visionMinerals flash rainbow colors under crossed light
deep timeSome studied rocks predate Earth's continents
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