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Charred Douglas Fir Cross-field Pitting Through the Microscope

Charred Douglas Fir Cross-field Pitting

This is from an environmental tapelift collected in a home exposed to a forestfire where Douglas fir was the predominant tree species.

Transmitted Off Crossed Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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This particle is easily identified as Douglas fir by the helical thickenings and the structure of the cross-field pits.

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