This must always be the case, for change is essentially miraculous, and the only lawful home of the miracle is in the microscopically small.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
There are certain stones and other minerals which, owing to their possession of numerous microscopically fine cavities, of a globular or tubular shape, have the appearance of "rays" or "stars," and these are called "asteriated."
"The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones"
John Mastin
To do so would require far more time than I have at present been able to devote to the subject, for though every species has been examined microscopically, either by myself or Mr. Broome, and working sketches secured at the same time, the specific determination of fresh water Algae from Herbarium specimens is a matter which requires a very long and accurate comparison of samples from every available locality, and in the case of such genera as Zygnema, Tyndaridea, and Conferva, is, after all, not a very satisfactory process.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker