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Gatlinburg, Tennessee Fire Debris, 2016, Through the Microscope

Gatlinburg, Tennessee Fire Debris, 2016,

This image contains burnt soil and a pyrolyzed silica phytolith from a deciduous tree leaf. This was collected in a Gatlinburg, Tennessee building after the 2016 fire using an environmental tapelift.

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