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Fig. 3 Part of a Thin Section of a Fallout Particle.
It consists of calcium hydroxide with a thin surface
coating of calcium carbonate. Adhering to the surface
of the particle are many, small, black, radioactive
spheres. The calcium compounds are inactive.