The paleontologists at our museum use them for tiny fossils, so maybe
they are available commercially from outlets that sell supplies for
geologists.

Joan Jass, Invertebrate Zoology, Milwaukee Public Museum

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Carole,

I believe you are describing what is called a 'well slide'. I have seen
them in glass, don't recall seeing them in cardboard.

> Hi all,
> I have a question about specimen slides. I have some old slides in
> cardboard with a small round cutout for small shells. It seems that
this
> is a  good
> way to put very small specimens  to store and still see them. Does
anyone
> know what they are actually called. I researched many websites, but
none
> had this exact thing   If I knew the exact name of them it may be
easier.
> If
> anyone knows what to call them or where they can be purchased I would
> appreciate knowing it. Most of the slides I saw were glass. These are
> cardboard
> and can be written on.
>  Thanks,
>        Carole  Marshall

Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm
Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
Fellow-American Academy of Family Practice
Fellow-Academy of Wilderness Medicine

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