Proof for the synsedimentary biota in Pre-Cambrian shales
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Optical techniques, Synsedimentary biota, Pre-Cambrian shales, IndiaAbstract
Three optical techniques are described to differentiate synsedimentary biota from contaminants and artifacts in Pre-Cambrian shales. These techniques are (a) study of polished rock surface in a dark field in incident light illumination and with the heating on stage microscope in fluorescence light, (b) study of thin sections in interference contrast, and (c) examination of macerated and isolated specimens in Zernike phase-contrast and in interference contrast. Two young Pre-Cambrian shales, one from the Vindhyan Supergroup of India and the other from the Bushimay Group of Zäire have been examined by these techniques. The results demonstrate that both the shale samples contain biota of the synsedimentary deposits.
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