Interference figures or some text may refer to as optical figures are used by mineralogists and other scientists to describe optical properties of crystals. In Geology, optical properties of naturally occurring crystals are used to identify and classify minerals. In addition some companies are interested in manufacturing economically valuable minerals such as synthetic diamonds have a growing interest on the behaviors of these figures.
Here are some family trees for Paleobiology University of Calgary laboratory samples. Based on class notes, lab notes, lab manual and my work notes. Refresh page if the current version does not appear immediately!
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Please ignore colours because they are inaccurate. Images should not be used for studying for exams. This is just a “fun” project and use it at your own risk! Please note that this is an supplementary add-on to the previous collection; Photomicrographs of Minerals.
We used specific scientific words to describe morphological features and other of organisms. Both the fossils and trace fossils can be analyzed in several different criteria. Special thanks goes to Kathleen Nester from the University of Calgary for helping me understand the morphological concepts.
