The cover image illustrates banded–brecciated calcretes of the Fray Bentos Formation (Late Oligocene–Early Miocene) exposed at Cerro El Mulero, near Montevideo, Uruguay. The circular inset shows a field of view of 600 μm and focuses on a laminated vein displaying a crenulated internal structure with alternating micrite and microsparite laminae. Photograph by Rita Tófalo.
Published: 2025-12-31