Shale Slide

Shale microscope thin section showing thin black lenses of organic matter ( in XPL view ) which fell from suspension in very low energy environments. Some sections show a lenticular shale fabric and offer an unexpected insight into just how heterogeneous these particularly fine grained sediments can be. Naturally we cannot guarantee what each slide will show but we can guarantee that the slides are made from organic shale which we collected from the deep marine, Jurassic sediments of the Yorkshire coast. The section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip. Supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy.