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Snake River Sand, Lyons Ferry, Through the Microscope

Snake River Sand at Lyons Ferry

This sample is from the Snake River.

Transmitted Circular Polarized Light

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References:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun01/clsand.html
(Good Information on the microscopy of sand, Great site for more information on microscopy in general)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-grain-of-sand-natures-secret-wonder
(Good Information on Sand with links to more information on sand)