This is an image of sea ice crystals from a research expedition to Antarctica in 2010. Sea ice cores were extracted by hand, sliced into mm-thick sections, adhered to glass plates, frozen (yes, colder than Antarctica!), and shaved down to be very, very thin. These glass-like plates were then placed under a polarizer that produced the color effects seen here. The orientation of the crystal controls its color. These images are of platelet ice, a rather rare type of ice that forms under special conditions. When cold water rises from below an already-existing ice pack, it can cause crystals to form underneath the water and ice. The platelets are flat crystals that are jumbled together. Many of the crystals are as large as your thumb. It is very beautiful ice, and creates very beautiful crystals! Antarctica is basically black, white, and grey. These stunning colored crystals were the only color we saw for weeks. This made the very compelling, almost magical. See https://cfurse.wordpress.com/ for more ice pictures.
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Ice Crystallography of Sea Ice in Antarctica
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