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Coal Ball Peel of Anachoropteris involuta Microscope Slide

Coal Ball Peel of Anachoropteris involuta Microscope Slide

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    Description

    Coal Ball Peel of
    Anachoropteris involuta
    for Microscopic Viewing
    Coal ball peel of
    Anachoropteris involuta
    mounted between acetate sheets. May be viewed under a dissecting or stereo microscope as well a compound microscope under transmitted or polarized light observation.
    For an introduction to coal balls of the Pennsylvanian age please consult the publication "Fossil Peat of the Illinois Basin: A Guide to the Study of Coal Balls of Pennsylvanian Age" by Tom L. Phillips, Matthew J Avcin and Dwain Berggren. Illinois State Geological Survey Educational Series 11, 39 pages, 3 plates, 17 figures, 1976. The publication is available as a pdf download from the web.
    Overall size of acetate mount is 3.0 x 3.0 inches. Specimen size measures 0.9 inches in maximum length and 0.5 inches in maximum width.