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Eureka: Diatoms 'Nature's Marbles'
The diatom pages at Eureka will provide information for both the layman and the
specialist; intensive search on the web via AltaVista and Yahoo did not list any pages on diatoms
that go beyond the general biology: Our intention here is to cover all aspects of modern diatom
research coupled with a show off of the beauty of these opaline gems.
Hans Schrader's specialty has been the study of diatoms in both the
marine and freshwater environment- these pages will contribute to the
beauty, use and scientific application of diatoms. Hans started to
enjoy these little microscopic gems while his peers in high school
were collecting stamps; he learned first hand from the late Albert
Elger (workshop in Eutin, Schleswig Holstein, Germany) to mount these
miniatures by hand and created beautiful microscopic slides a technique
that has been lost and forgotten.
Each page will contain quite a number of thumbnail images that
can be viewed at much greater resolution and color by double
clicking on the images! We will also use diatom rendered back grounds
on some pages: A reference to the species, magnification and graphic
modification will be included on those pages towards the left hand
bottom corner.
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