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Bearing Race Wear Under the Microscope

Bearing Race Wear

This is the side of the bearing race wear particle opposite the bearing. It shows the imprint of the metal crystals in the base metal.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/blitz/bionorslide.html