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Carboniferous rugose coral Dibunophyllum


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A thin section view of a Rugose Coral Dibunophyllum from the Carboniferous time, Sappington Formation, Montana
Photo 1 the rugose coral Dibunophyllum
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Photo 2 the end from which the cross section was cut.
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Photo 3 a full scan of the thin section at 2.5x
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Photos 4 to 6 show cropped views of the thin section at 5x and 10x.
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"Did you cut and mount this?"

Yes, I first cut and mounted a 3mm slice, then ground it down to 90 microns.

The microscope photos 3 and 4 were printed on 16" x 24" super heavyweight matte paper.

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beautiful

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