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Fig. 10. Relationship between petrographic, trace element and stable isotope variations for laminae pairs growing over
four years from 2000 - 2004 in Gib04a. (a) Macroscopic appearance of the uppermost portion of Gib04a. Active growth
surface on left; width of image 11 mm and adapted from Mattey et al. (2008). (b) Area outlined in (a) prepared from
facing slice as a thin section and viewed in plane polarized light. DCC, Dark compact calcite; LCC, light columnar