Conodont BH1FBB09
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-- BH1FBB09X1
-- BH1FBB09L01
-- BH1FBB09L02

-- BH1FBB09L03

  • Estimated Age: about 450 million years old.
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  • Comments: Scale Bar is 0.3 mm.  About 50 times more conodonts were recovered from this soft amorphous vein than were found in the hard crystalized limestone surrounding it.    Darkfield, under oil immersion.  Image BH1FBB09L02 is high-power detail made from mosaic of images from different focal planes to enhance details.  Smallest denticle appears to have no growth activity at all.  Picture L03 is 1000 X view of spiral inclusions at bottom right of pictures.  Click on picture to enlarge.

 

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