labflotation:separatingphytolithsorother

A kind of flotation, heavy liquid separation, is also used in loaboratory procedures for separating, phytliths, pollen or strach grains from sediment samples. This takes place in a chemical laboratory on small sediment samples that were collected from sites and sealed in the field.

 For a virtual on-line phytolith reference collection (Old World), try here:

Phytoliths: old world reference collection. Version 1.3