Star Sands

[ted coulianos]

^{Got a snall sample of so-called "star sand" from Taketomi,Okinawa,Japan, that was loaded with some of (I think) the most beautiful forams: 99% of the sample consists of 2 species, Baculogypsina sphraerulata & Calcaroides spengleri; Went thru my inventory of forams & found some examples of their fossil kin: unfortunately, like any other fossil, the Miocene & Cretaceous ones have suffered a lot of wear & tear, but hopefully you'll be able to view & compare. Don't know if the images do them justice. Each foram is about the size of a grain of sand.}

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[Auspex]

Is your sample from an Okinawan beach? I think it is amazing!

[Scylla]

Que music: You with the stars in your eyes

The micro world can be so beautiful, thanks for posting this!

[PA Fossil Finder]

Wow! Is the beach made entirely of these things? They are beautiful!

[Herb]

Nice pix Ted! I have some of the same forams from a beach in Guam. I really like the 1st shot.

[ted coulianos]

Is your sample from an Okinawan beach? I think it is amazing!

apparently Taketomi is famous for it's star sand beach; google "Taketomi,Japan" for pics.

[ted coulianos]

Nice pix Ted! I have some of the same forams from a beach in Guam. I really like the 1st shot.

thanks! 1st pic is with a Nikon Macro lens w/1:1 extension; last one of the individual foram is @ 10x thru Stereo-zoom microscope, but I think my optics could use a good overhaul; didn't come out as good as I would have liked. Fortunately, these are pretty big for forams; glad you liked it.

[ted coulianos]

Que music: You with the stars in your eyes

The micro world can be so beautiful, thanks for posting this!

If you look carefully, some of the spine tips of the Baculogypsina bifurcate; amazing that they survive intact; glad you like the post!