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
Definition/Function:
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Associated Particles:
References:
Suarez-Ruiz, Isabel and John C. Crelling, APPLIED COAL PETROLOGY:The Role of Petrology
in Coal Utilization, Elsevier Academic Press,2008.