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Photographic gallery.  Thousands of particles under the microscope.

A

Abies lasiocarpus Pollen
Abrasives Emery Pumice
Abrasive Wear
Acetate Fiber, Chromspun
Acrylian Acrylic Fiber
Acrylic Fiber
Acrylic Fiber,Acrylian
Acrylic Fiber,Orlon
Actinolite Asbestos
Aerosols
Acoustic Ceiling Tile
Agglomerates
Agglomerates, Cleaning
Agglomerates, HVAC
Agglomerates, Road Wet Road Agglomerate
Airborne Algae
Alaea
Alder Pollen
Algae
Alpaca Hair
Alpine Fir Pollen
Alternaria
Aluminum 356 Casting Alloy Weld in 356 Cast Aluminum
Aluminum Oxide
Ambient Aerosols
Ammonium, Test For
Ammonium Chloroplatinate Ammonium Chloroplatinate
Ammonium Phosphate Monobasic
Amoeba, Arcella vulgaris
Amoeba, Centropyxis aculeata
Amoeba, Euglypha
Amoeba, Thecamoeba
Amosite Asbestos
Anatidae Feather Barbules
Andalusite
Angora Goat Hair (Mohair)
Angora Rabbit Hair
Anisotropic Fibers
Ant Moisture Ant Head and Mandible
Anthophyllite Asbestos
Apparent Birefringence
Aramid Fiber, Kevlar and Nomex
Arfvedisonite, Fibrous Mineral
Arcella vulgaris, Testate Amoeba
Arrowroot Starch
Asbestos
Aspergillus, Fungus
Asphalt Particles
Asterionella, Diatom
Aulacoseira, Diatom
Auto Body Shop Environment Body Shop Particles

B

Bacteria
Bag Cell
Balsum Poplar Wood
Bamboo Textile Fiber
Banana Starch
Barbed Particles
Barley Starch
Barbules, Bird Feather
Bat Hair
Bear Hair
Beaver Hair
Betula Pollen
Biaxial Interference Figure
Biddulphia Diatoms
Biofilms in Water
Biologicals
Birch Pollen
Bird Feather Barbules Sacred Dove (Columbidae)
Black Cherry Wood
Black Mountain Huckleberry Pollen
Black Particles, How to Identify
Black Particles, Key
Blue Jay Feather Barbules
Bone
Brass Scuffing Wear
Brazing Alloy
Brown Bear Hair
Brush Fire Dust
Burned Clay
Bushing Failure
Buteoninae Feather Barbules
Butterfly Scales

C

Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths
Camel Hair
Candle Soot
Capillitium Slime Mold Capillitium
Carbon Fiber
Carbon Fiber Composites
Carbon Fiber Composite Shop Environments
Carbon Fiber Composite, Thin Section
Carborundum
Caribou Hair
Carpet Beetle
Cat Hair
Cat Hair, Tabby
Cedar,Eastern
Ceiling Tile Glass Fiber
Cellular Particles
Cement Clinker
Cenospheres
Centrales, Diatoms
Centropyxis aculeata, Testate Amoeba
Charred Fibers
Charred Grass
Charred Leaf
Charred Paint
Charred Paper Fiber
Charred Wood
Chaetomium Spores and Hyphaesetae
Chelifer cancroides, Pseudoscorpion Pseudoscorpion
Chemical Microscopy
Chicken Feather Barbules
Chinchilla Hair
Chipmunk Hair
Chromspun Acetate Fiber
Chrysotile Asbestos
Chrysotile Asbestos, Low Refractive Index
Chrysotile Asbestos, Negative Sign of Elongation
Cigarette Ash
Civit Cat (American Ring-Tailed Cat)
Cladophoria Algae
Clay Fibers
Clay Films Clay Film from Water
Cleaning Agglomerates
Cleaning Residue
Clothing Fiber
Coleps, Ciliate
Columbidae Feather Barbules
Composite Shop Environments
Construction Residues
Copper Arc Debris
Copper Reduction
Copper Smelter Slag
Copper "Trees"
Copy Machine Toner
Corn Starch
Corundum
Corvidae Feather Barbules
Cosmetics Cosmetics
Cotton
Crocidolite Asbestos
Crow Feather Barbules
Crystals (particles that often appear as well defined crystals)
Cubicle Divider Glass Fiber
Cuticle Patterns on Hair
Cyan Dye
Cyclotella

D

Dampwood Termite Frass
Dander, Human
Deer Bone Deer Bone, Tibia
Deer (FAMILY: Cervidae) Hair
Dermestidae, Carpet Beetle Adult Carpet Beetle
Diatoms
Diatoms, Lake Washington, Washington State
Diffuser Particles
Dinosuar Bone Dinosaur Bone
Dispersion Staining
Dispersion Staining Colors
Dog Dander
Dog Hair
Dollar Bill Ink
Douglas Fir
Dry-Erase Ink Dust
Duck Feather Barbules
Dynel

E

Egg, Flea
Egg, Mite
Electro-Static Discharge Failure
Hair, Elk
Emery
Enstatite Enstatite Enstatite Enstatite
Equisetum spp. Pollen Pollen
Erionite
Euglypha

F

False Box Pollen
Feather Barbules
Feathers
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Carpet Beetle
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Dampwood Termite
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Flea
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Fly
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Honeybee
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Insect
Fecal Pellets (Frass), Mite
Feldspar
Fern Sporangium
Fern Spores Fern Spore Deer Fern Spore
Ferret Hair
Ferrocerium Alloy
Fern Spores
Fiberglass
Fibers
Fibers, Anisotropic
Fibers, Insect, Silk
Fibers, Isotropic
Fibers, Plant Cotton
Fibers, Textile
Fibrous Clay
Fibrous Minerals
Fibrous Talc
Films, Biofilms
Films, Clay
Films in Water
Fingernail Filings
Flake Particles
Flashover Bushing Failure
Flax
Flea
Flea Egg
Flea Foot
Flea Frass (Fecal Pellets) Flea Frass
Flea Larva
Flea Leg
Flint Bar
Floor Resurfacing, Vinyl
Floral Foam
Flyash
Fly Frass
Fly Speck
Fly Wing Fly Wing
Foam
Forest Fire Dust
Foraminifera
Fox Hair
Frass (Fecal Pellets), Flea
Freshwater Sponge Spicules
Fringilidae Feather Barbules
Fuel Line Failure, Metal Braid with Teflon Liner ESD Damage
Fungal Spores, Debris

G

Garnet
Ghosting
Gillionella
Glass Fiber
Glass Fiber, Acoustic Ceiling Tile
Glass Fiber, Blanket Insulation
Glass Fiber, Blown-in Insulation
Glass Fiber, Cubicle Divider
Glass Fiber, HVAC System
Glass Fiber, Identifying
Glass Fiber, Thermally Modified
Glass Fiber, Space Shuttle Tile Insulation
Glass Fiber, Workstation Partition
Glospan, Spandex
Goat Hair
Goethite Goethite Rust
Golden Web Spider Silk
Graphite
Guide to Particle Identification
Guinea Pig Hair

H

Hair (Insect)
Hair (Mammal)
Hair (Plant)
Hair, Alpaca
Hair, Angora Rabbit
Hair, Brown Bear
Hair, Bat
Hair, Camel
Hair, Caribou Family (FAMILY: Cervidae)
Hair, Cat
Hair, Chinchilla
Hair, Cow
Hair, Cuticle Patterns
Hair, Deer Family (FAMILY: Cervidae)
Hair, Dog
Hair, Elk Family (FAMILY: Cervidae)
Hair, Ferret
Hair, Goat
Hair, Guinea Pig
Hair, Horse
Hair, Human
Hair, Insect
Hair, Llama
Hair, Mammal
Hair, Mammoth
Hair, Mink
Hair, Mite
Hair, Moose Family (FAMILY: Cervidae)
Hair, Mouse
Hair, Opossum
Hair, Otter
Hair, Pet
Hair, Plant Verbascum thapsus Hair
Hair, Rabbit
Hair, Raccoon
Hair, Rat
Hair, Squirrel
Halotrichite
Heat-Treat Scale
Hematite
Hemlock, Eastern
Hemp Fiber
Hornblende Hornblende
Horse Hair
Horsetail Pollen
House Dust
House Finch Feather Barbules
House Pseudoscorpion
House Scorpion
HSE/NPL Phase Contrast Standard Slide
Human Dander (Skin Flakes)
Human Hair
Hummingbird Feather Barbules
Humus
HVAC Agglomerates
Hyphae
Hyphaesetae, Chaetomium

I

Identifying Glass Fiber
Industrial Shop Environments
Ink Jet, Black
Insect Egg, Flea
Insect Damage, Carpet Beetle
Insect Fibers, Silks
Insect Fecal Pellets
Insect Frass
Insect Frass, Termite
Insect Hair Insect Hair
Insect Hair, Carpet Beetle
Insect Larva, Carpet Beetle
Insect Larva, Flea
Insect Mandible
Insect Parts
Insect Scales Butterfly Scales
Insect Wing
Interference Colors
Interference Figure,Biaxial
Interference Figure,Uniaxial
Iron Loving Bacteria
Iron Oxides
Ion Exchange Resin
Isotropic Particles
Itching Powder

J

Jamsonite
Juniperus Virginiana

K

Kauai Salt Kauai Salt
Kellicottia bostoniensis
Keratella quadrata
Kevlar, para-Aramid Fiber

L

Larva, Insect, Carpet Beetle
Larva, Mite
Laurel Pollen
Larva, Insect, Flea
Leaf Epithelium
Leg, Flea
Leg, Mite
Leopard Hair
Lima Bean Starch
Limonite
Linen
Llama Hair
Lodgepole Pine Pollen
Lyocell, Tencel

M

Machine Shop Environment
Magnetite
Mammoth Hair Mammoth Hair
Man Made Vitreous Fiber (MMVF)
Maple Seed Hair Fibers
Marine Aerosol
Melosira (Aulacoseira) Diatom
Metal Braid Fuel Line Failure
Metamict Crystals
Mica
Microsphaera Microsphaera
Midge Parts
Mill Scale
Mineral Wool
Minerals
Mink Hair
Mite
Mite, Egg
Mite Fecal Pellets
Mite Foot
Mite Frass
Mite, Indoor
Mite, Larva
Mite, Legs Mite Leg
Mite, Setae
Mite, Tarsonemus
Mite, Tyrophagus
MMVF (Man Made Vitreous Fiber)
Mohair
Mono-Ammonium Phosphate
Mortar Dust
Moose Hair
Moss Moss Leaf
Moss Leaf
Moss Spores
Moth and Moth Debris
Mouse Hair

N

Natural Minerals
Newtons Rings Newtons Rings
NIOSH 7400 Asbestos Fiber Counting
Nomex, meta-Aramid Fiber
Nylon

O

Oak
Oblique Illumination
Ocelot Hair
Olivine
Open Cell Foam
Opossum Hair
Orb Mites
Organic Films
Orlon
Otter Hair

P

Pachystima myrsinites Pollen
Paint Spheres
Palygorskite
Paper Debris
Paper Fiber, Charred
Parakeet Feather Barbules
Paraphysis
Parrot Feather Barbules
Particles from Transformer Oil
Particles with Attached Hairs or Spines
Particles by Color
Particles with Pointed Terminations
Pea Starch
Peacock Feather Barbules
Pencil Debris
Penicillium
Pennales Diatoms Diatom
Periporate Pollen
Pet Debris
Petrified Wood
Pet Hair
Phase Contrast Standard Slide
Phase Contrast Test Slide
Phasianidae Feather Barbules
Pheasant Feather Barbules
Phytoliths
Phytoliths, Calcium Oxalate
Phytoliths, Silica
Picea glauca Wood
Pine, Ponderosa
Pine Pollen
Pink Pearl Erasure
Pinus albicaulis Pollen
Pinus contorta latifolia Pollen
Pinus monticola Pollen
Pipe Char
Plant Fibers
Plant Hair
Plant Parts
Plaster
Pleochroism
Pointed Particles
Pollen
Pollen, Birch
Pollen, English Laurel
Pollen, Horsetail
Pollen, Weeping Willow
Pollen Starch
Polyester
Poplar Wood
Populus balsamifera Wood
Potassium, Test For
Potassium Uranyl Acetate
Potato Starch
Powderpost Beetle
Print Shop Environment
Prunus serotina Wood
Pseudoscorpion
Pseudotsuga Menziesii
Psittacidae Feather Barbules
Pumice

Q

Quartz
Quercus

R

Rabbit Hair
Raccoon Hair
Ramie Fiber
Rat Hair
Rayon
Red Tailed Hawk Feather Barbules
Redwood
Resin Impregnated Wood
Resolution vs Visibility
Rhubarb Pytoliths CaOx Druss Rhubarb
Rice Starch
Ring Necked Pidgon Feather Barbules
Road Agglomerates
Road Dust
Robin Feather Barbules
Rock Wool
Rodent (Rodentia) Hair
Rosehip Fiber
Rosehip Pith
Rotifers
Round Particle Key
Rust
Rutile

S

Sacred Dove Feather Barbules
Sago Starch
Salix Pollen
Salt, Sodium Chloride
Sand
Sand, Arizona
Sand, California
Sand, Florida
Sand, Germany
Sand, Hawaii
Sand, Mexico
Sand, Texas
Sand, United Kingdom
Sand, Washington State
Sawdust
Scale Patterns on Hair
Scales, Butterfly and Moth
Sea Salt
Kauai Sea Salt
Sepiolite
Sequoia
Setae, Mite
Sheep Hair
Shoe Wear
Silicoflagellates
Silicon Carbide
Silk, Insect
Silk, Spider
Silk Textile Fiber
Silver, Native
Skin Flakes, Human Dander
Skunk Hair
Slag
Slag Abrasive
Slime Mold
Sodium, Test For
Sodium Chloride Ambient Aerosol
Sodium Chloride, Salt
Sodium Nitrate Ambient Aerosol
Sodium Nitrate Interference Figure
Sodium Uranyl Acetate
Soot
Space Shuttle Bay Liner Glass Fiber
Space Shuttle Tile Glass Fiber
Spandex, Glospan
Spherical Particle Key
Spider Debris
Spider Fang
Spider Foot
Spider Frass
Spider Hair
Spider Web
Sponge Spicules
Sponge Spicules, Freshwater
Sponge Spicules from Lake Washington, Washington State
Sporangium, Fern Deer Fern Sporangium
Spores, Fern
Spores, Fungal
Spores, Moss
Spruce, White, Wood
Squirrel Hair
Stachybotrys Spores
Starch
Starch, Arrowroot
Starch, Banana
Starch, Barley
Starch, Corn
Starch, Lima Bean
Starch, Pea
Starch, Pollen
Starch, Potato
Starch, Rice
Starch, Sago
Starch, Tapioca
Starch, Wheat
Stellar Jay Feather Barbules
Stephanodiscus
Straw Fiber
Sucrose
Sugar, Granulated
Supracoxal Seta of Tyrophagus p
SVF(Synthetic Vitreous Fiber)
Synera
Synthetic Clothing Fiber
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Dynel
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Nylon
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Orlon
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Polyester
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Rayon
Synthetic Clothing Fiber, Synera
Synthetic Vitreous Fiber (SVF)

T

Tailpipe Emissions
Talc
Tapered Cylinder Particle Key
Tapioca Starch
Tarsonemus Mite
Teflon Liner Failure, Metal Braid Fuel Line
Tencel, Lyocell Fiber
Tent Caterpillar Hair
Termite Foot Termite Foot
Termite Frass
Termite Leg Muscles
Termite Mandible
Termite Parts
Testate Amoeba
Tetraploa Fungal Spore Tetraploa Spore
Textile Fibers
Thecamoeba
Thermally Modified Glass Fiber
Ticks
Thin Film Interference Colors
Tire Wear
Tissue Paper Fiber
Toner
Tourmaline
Track Wear
Transformer Fire Debris
Transformer Oil Particles
Tremolite Asbestos
Trochilidae Feather Barbules
Truck Maintenance Shop Environments
Tsuga Canadensis Tsuga Canadensis, Cross-Section
Turdidae Feather Barbules
Tyrophagus putrescentiae

U

Ulocladium
Urine, Detection of
Uniaxial Interference Figure

V

Vaccinium membranaceum Pollen
Varied Thrush Feather Barbules
Ventilation System Agglomerates
Vesiculate Pollen
Vessel Wall, Woody Plants
Villi (Feather Barbule)
Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl Flooring Wear
Vinyon Fiber
Viscose Rayon
Visibility vs Resolution

W

Wear Metal
Weeping Willow Pollen
Weld Debris
Weld Particles
Weld Scale
Western White Pine Pollen
Wheat Starch
Whitebark Pine Pollen
Wildfire Particles
Wollastonite
Wood
Wood, Black Cherry
Wood, Cedar,Eastern
Wood, Douglas Fir
Wood, Hemlock, Eastern
Wood, Pine, Ponderosa
Spruce Wood
Wood, Poplar
Wood, Resin Impregnated Resin Impregnated Wood
Wood, Sequoia
Wood, White Oak
Wood, White Spruce
Wood Micro-Sections
Wood Vessel Wall
Wool
Wool, Specialty Hair
Wool, Alpaca
Wool, Angora
Wool, Camel
Wool, Goat
Wool, Mohair
Wool, Sheep
Wool, Yak

X

Xenocryst Zircon

Y

Yak Hair

Z

Zantrel, Rayon
Zircon Zircon