SEM photos of microfossils
Below are the photos that you took this week in lab. Feel free to look at photos taken by other groups, as they may help you form a more complete interpretation. For help identifying microfossils and assigning them a time interval, we recommend basic paleontology books, books on microfossils (there are a few in the lab room, Hutch 205), and microfossil indexes, which are in Carlson. There is also some information available online, including a very nice website at University College London.

Because there are a lot of them, the photos may take more than a couple seconds to load, so if it seems like your internet connection is slow, just give it a minute.

Monday early
 Monday late
 Friday early
Friday late

MONDAY EARLY



Sample BT


Sample BT - if you look closely, you can see that this grain has a sheety structure (look lower left)


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


Sample DS


Sample DS - interesting structure


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS - nice radial structure


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


Sample CH


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample CH


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample CH


Sample DE


Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE

MONDAY LATE



Sample BT


Sample BT - nice and cubic


Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


Sample DE - just one of these here


Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


Sample CH - look at the shapes


Sample CH


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample CH

FRIDAY EARLY


Sample BT


Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


Sample DE


Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


Sample CH


Sample CH


Sample of sedimentary chalk

FRIDAY LATE


Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


Sample BT


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample BT


Sample DE


Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DE


Sample DS


Sample DS


Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


X-ray spectrum from a grain in Sample DS


Sample CH


Sample CH


Sample of sedimentary chalk

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