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Coal Particles Under the Microscope

Coal Dust and Nautural Minerals

This is from a sample of dust collected from a home balcony near a coal transfer station in southern Britich Columbia during the Fall of 1999. There are two cenospheres in this image at or near the plane of focus. One is upper center and the other is below and right of center.

Transmitted Off Crossed Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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References:

Suarez-Ruiz, Isabel and John C. Crelling, APPLIED COAL PETROLOGY:The Role of Petrology in Coal Utilization, Elsevier Academic Press,2008.