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monazite grains SEM photo
SEM Photo of Monazite Grains with REE
SEM Photo of Monazite Grains with REE
SEM Photo of Monazite Grains with REE

Monazite grains with rare earth elements lanthenum, cerium and neodinium are associated with zirconium, pyrite and potassium feldspar. Mineral identification performed by a combination of scanning of electron microscopy (SEM) and electron microprobe.

Monazite grains with rare earth elements lanthenum, cerium and neodinium are associated with zirconium, pyrite and potassium feldspar. Mineral identification performed by a combination of scanning of electron microscopy (SEM) and electron microprobe.

Image shows a scanning electron microscope image of finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite

A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.

A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.

microscopic gold and lead particles
Microscopic Gold and Lead Particles
Microscopic Gold and Lead Particles
Microscopic Gold and Lead Particles

Microscopic gold and lead particles surrounded by organic and phosphorus-rich material in a municipal biosolids sample (combined surface topography and atomic weight images).

Microscopic gold and lead particles surrounded by organic and phosphorus-rich material in a municipal biosolids sample (combined surface topography and atomic weight images).

asbestos standard
UICC Asbestos Amosite Standard
UICC Asbestos Amosite Standard
UICC Asbestos Amosite Standard

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) asbestos amosite standard.

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) asbestos amosite standard.

anthophyllite
UICC Asbestos Anthophyllite Standard
UICC Asbestos Anthophyllite Standard
UICC Asbestos Anthophyllite Standard

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Asbestos Anthophyllite Standard.

chrysotiile
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'B' Standard
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'B' Standard
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'B' Standard

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) asbestos chrysotile 'B' standard.

chrysotilie
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'A' Standard
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'A' Standard
UICC Asbestos Chrysotile 'A' Standard

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) asbestos chrysotile 'A' standard.

crocidolite standard
UICC Asbestos Crocidolite Standard
UICC Asbestos Crocidolite Standard
UICC Asbestos Crocidolite Standard

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) asbestos crocidolite standard.

asbestos
Winchite-richterite asbestos
Winchite-richterite asbestos
diatom
Diatom in Yellowstone Lake Spire
Diatom in Yellowstone Lake Spire
Diatom in Yellowstone Lake Spire

Diatom in spire from floor of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

lake spire material
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire
Yellowstone Lake Spire

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

Spires from the floor of Yellowstone Lake appear to be composed of diatoms and silicified bacteria.

ant head
Ant Head - Electron Microscope Image
Ant Head - Electron Microscope Image
x-ray intensity map
Aluminum (Al) X-Ray Intensity Map
Aluminum (Al) X-Ray Intensity Map
Aluminum (Al) X-Ray Intensity Map

Aluminum x-ray intensity map of a high temperature inclusion from the Allende meteorite.

Aluminum x-ray intensity map of a high temperature inclusion from the Allende meteorite.