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Gatlinburg TN Wildfire Through the Microscope

Pyrolyzed Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths and Burnt Clay

The black particle in this image is tire wear. The two particles near the scale bars are pyrolyzed calcium oxalate phytoliths. The particle near the upper pytolith and the particle next to the tire wear are examples of burnt soil. This is from an environmental tapelift collected after the Gatlinburg Fire of 2016.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarizers

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