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thin section
noun
A thin, optically flat sliver of a material, especially a rock or mineral, that can be used in microscopy.
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Earth Materials: Rocks in Thin Section. 3 Units.
a, Flatbed scan of a thin section representing off-site sediments (Oloika 1).
b, Flatbed scan of a thin section representing on-site sediments (Oloika 1).
acquired and analysed PIXL maps, performed thin section petrography and contributed to manuscript revisions.
In fact, both kinds of matrix are observed in a single thin section (Fig. 4A,B).
Required Lab Section: methods of analysis of sediments in hand specimen and thin section.
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ultra-thin section.
Ultra-thin section electron microscopy was performed as described previously.
Two types of sections (cryosection and ultra-thin section) were performed.
thin-section microscopy.
The cells were examined by thin-section laser scanning confocal microscopy.
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