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Galapagos
North Galapagos Seamounts

Dan Fornari hauling up a dredge.  Later he brought me two mud samples from this area.
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LEFT: 1° 52.96′ North 91° 16.96′ West, 1600 meters depth. RIGHT: 0° 47.21′ North 90° 54.09′ West, 1942 meters depth.
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This urn is glazed with the dark and light seamounts samples in photo at left.

A Fun Challenge!

The geologist who gave me these samples married a couple on Wolf Island.  His email at left.  First tests at right.
Dan trusted me to succeed more than I trusted myself.  I warned him and and these are the first tests.

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Note geologist hauling up a dredge; with it came mud.

It Worked!

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