Making thin slice technique Foraminifera Fosil

Terms of standard slice: Thick slice evenly around 0:05 mm Not damaged or broken so that the fossil appears intact Clean means free from dirt from gas bubbles Teknologi dan Rekayasa

Tools and Material: Tools: Stone cutter Stone teaser Glass teaser The heater Pinset Tweezers Glass objects and glass deg Teknologi dan Rekayasa

Samples of fossil foram Powder karborundum Canadian Balsam / glue Material: Samples of fossil foram Powder karborundum Canadian Balsam / glue Teknologi dan Rekayasa

Work Step: Choose a good fossil, does not mean obsolete or cracked Asahlah fossil is contiguous to the alternately thin and invisible to the structure of room-rooms. When the fossil was thin plane within each time observed under the microscope to see if has seen room equatorialnya The fossil was thin and clear rooms equatorialnya then cleaned and dried Fossil is placed on object glass and then covered with glass cover.

Task Students learn to make big slice fossil foram Students create horizontal and vertical slice Student make reports