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Maple Chromatography

November 5, 2012October 26, 2012 by John McClintock

An interesting natural  record.   Xanthophyll, a water-soluble pigment in the maple leaf dissolves in the rain.  The solution diffuses outward from the leaf.  Apparently there are repeated cycles of diffusion and evaporation, leaving concentric outlines of the leaf.  

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