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a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy

What does " a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy when gold warps" mean here?

"there are vivid compound microscope images of feathery mouse embryo lungs, a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy when gold warps."
  

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red apple a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy when gold warps It is describing the appearance of the gold under the microscope after it has been treated (in whatever way the context discusses. 'Warp' means bend or become misshapen under heat or pressure. 'Riot' means a superabundance 'Herringbone' pattern looks like this:

  • red apple a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy when gold warps It is describing the appearance of the gold under the microscope after it has been treated (in whatever way the context discusses.
  • 'Warp' means bend or become misshapen under heat or pressure.
  • 'Riot' means a superabundance 'Herringbone' pattern looks like this:
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red apple a tiny riot of herringbone intricacy when gold warps
It is describing the appearance of the gold under the microscope after it has been treated (in whatever way the context discusses.

'Warp' means bend or become misshapen under heat or pressure.
'Riot' means a superabundance
'Herringbone' pattern looks like this:

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