Charred Conifir Cone and Burnt Clay
This is from a home impacted by a near approach of a large
forest fire. The black particle on the right is a
typical structure for a charred conifer cone. The transpartent flakes are skin
flakes. The red particles on the left of center are burnt
clay. They appeared black with transmitted light alone.
Transmitted Off Crossed Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination
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