Reflected Darkfield Illumination with Reflection from Substage Condenser
Definition/Function:
Forest fires burn all of the available fuel, not just tree wood. Leaves of those trees, shrubs and their leaves, herbs, fungus, lichens,
animal hair, feathers, and other charred or ashed materials, along with burned soils and pollens are carried by the plume.
Large forest fires create strong winds the lift large amounts of soil into the flames. The fungal and bacterial iron hydroxide associated
with the clay is oxidized in the flame which produces a fine grained brick-red surface on many of the particles. This is the "burn clay"
particle typical of large wild fires.
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