The QCC Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 The shark's tooth is the second in a series of thin sections I am making of fossils.The tooth is relatively small at 10mm x 9mm and the final thin section is not all that promising as a large print subject. After looking at the tooth through a magnifying glass I noticed what looked like serrations on one edge. Looking at the thin section through a microscope confirmed there is something akin to serrations.This presentation concentrates on that area of the thin section. Click on the photo to see the thin section photos. I have elected to use my web server instead of the forum because there are 8 photos. Photo 1 is the tooth before it was ground down to a thickness of 70microns with the area of interest marked.Photo 2 is a closer look at the serrated edge.Photos 3 to 8 are through the a polarizing microscope.Photo 3 is a 5x magnification of the area.Photo 4 shows the texture of the tooth above the serrations.Photo 5 is the same area with the full wave lambda plate inserted.Photo 6 is a magnified 10x.Photo 7 is 10x magnification of a seashell fragment. I added it because the texture of the seashell is quite similar to the shark tooth.Photo 8 is the textured area at 50x magnification.I have to admit I do not know a lot about shark teeth, but the selected area looks like serrations and the texture of the shark tooth is remarkably similar to a seashell.Can I assume shark teeth and seashells have similar composition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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