Dr. Walter C. McCrone (1916-2002)

Microscopy students at McCrone Research Institute in Chicago.

The reddish-orange particles are etched garnet from the Morrison Formation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photomicrograph courtesy of Russ Crutcher/Microlab Northwest)

Central-stop dispersion staining of a mixture of glass particles mounted in nD=1.520 Cargille high-dispersion liquid. (McCrone Research Institute)

A microcrystal test for pseudoephedrine with dilituric acid reagent

Sample boards with fabric swatches in position for sunlight exposure in Arizona.

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