Open AccessSectioning of radiolarians under continuous observation
Author(s) -
Stanek Joachim,
Kiessling Wolfgang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
fossil record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1860-1014
pISSN - 1435-1943
DOI - 10.1002/mmng.20020050104
Subject(s) - thermoelectric effect , radiolaria , geology , mineralogy , materials science , physics , paleontology , thermodynamics
A new method to study the internal structure of fossil radiolarians in presented. The core of the method is (1) freezing the radiolarian in a drop of water using a Peltier module and (2) slicing the radiolarian with a specially equipped electric tooth‐brush under an optical microscope. With this method the internal structure of diagenetically altered radiolarians can be studied even if internal sediment cannot be removed.