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Ooids: Jurassic Sediments from the Carmel Formation, Utah
They may look like microorganisms, but they are rocky grains. The largest measures about 1.2 mm.

(Micrographic Image, inspired by the 1 mm long "Waterbear" in NASA's AstroPic Archive, 26mar2017)


Image adapted from:
Wikipedia Articles "Micrograph" & "Ooids"
Wikimedia File "Ooids"

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