Burnt Pork Hock Bones, Sem
by Scimat
Title
Burnt Pork Hock Bones, Sem
Artist
Scimat
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Pork bones (hocks) were dried and burnt in a wood stove. The color of the burnt bones ranged from white through grey to black with "tarry substances" visible by a naked eye. The body of the burnt bones consists of calcium phosphate with some unburnt carbon. Calcium phosphate may be used as a fertilizer. This SEM image was obtained inside a bone joint. Enhanced SEM. Image width 3200 micrometers. Magnification 31x if the image is printed 10 cm wide. Bar 500 micrometers.
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December 12th, 2017
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