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To ensure the correct identification of the minerals by QEMSCAN, a multi-modal approach is used combining information collected through EDS/WDS microanalysis as well as X-ray diffraction techniques.
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Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) combines the unique capabilities of light and electron microscopy by studying the exact same sample with both modalities sequentially.
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A cross-section through part of a bamboo skewer, showing a vascular bundle (looking like a monkey face), surrounded by cells of the bundle sheath.
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Bryozoa are tiny aquatic animals that form colonies, each measuring a few millimetres in length. The living animal is gone but the hard, calcium carbonate compartment of its skeleton is shown here. The holes allowed food to get through to the Bryozoan that once lived inside.
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Two pollen grains from our national flower, the wattle. The pollen's outer coat protects and helps deliver plant sperm to the ovum to make seeds that will grow into baby plants. The patterns on the pollen help us identify the plant it comes from.
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This tiny slice of wood can now be identified as red cedar due to its microscopic structure. It comes from the historic Riley cabinet, made by an early Australian convict circa 1817 using 13 different native woods.