Pagurus Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I'm still looking through an interesting bag of Waldrip formation gravel that FF member kauffy sent, and having a fine time hunting for micros. These are a few I've found so far. I don't have any ID's yet, so if you know what they are I'd be glad to hear from you. These photos were all taken with a Digital Blue QX5 microscope. This is marketed as a toy, and it has many drawbacks, but it's better than I expected. It's a camera with LED lights and three objective lenses as well as a roughly-focusing movable stage. I got mine free at our local landfill. It doesn't work with Windows 7 (which is probably why someone got rid of it) but I have no trouble with Windows XP. The software has a "snapshot" option which makes it easy to take photos. Besides the incompatability with Windows 7 and the rough focus, I'm not happy with the small resolution of the jpeg files. For me, though, the price was right. I wouldn't recommend buying it at list price but I've seen them on ebay for around 20 dollars, which seems like a good deal, and something that would be fun for kids to use. 1. Crinoid bits - 2. More crinoids, with milimeter rule. - 3. - 4. 5. Crinoid section - - 6. Bryozoans - 7. Bryozoans at 10x 8. Bryozoans at 60x 9 Bryozoan at 200x 10 . modern seed??? Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Really nice photos. That microscope is definitely a very low cost option for nice photos. I'm finding similar specimens in the matrix that I received from kauffy also. I can recognize the Crinoid pieces and Bryozoans in the matrix but really can't identify them any further. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks, Marco. I'd like to get a better scope one of these days, but this seems good enough for now. Merry Micro Christmas. Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Your Modern Seed?? looks to be a Platycrinites stem segment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Your Modern Seed?? looks to be a Platycrinites stem segment Thank you! It looks so unlike the others I wasn't sure it could be crinoid. Thanks. Ok, maybe seed was a bad idea but at least I didn't insist it was an egg. I appreciate you setting me straight. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Nice Photos, Mike! Not too shabby for a freebie. Thanks for posting your finds. Neat to see them. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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