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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A silver halide emulsion is disclosed, comprising tabular grains having dislocation lines in the fringe portion, the tabular grains comprising a silver halide phase (V3) having a maximum iodide content, a silver halide phase (V6), internal to V3, having an average iodide content of A6 mol %, and a silver halide phase (V7), external to V3, having an average iodide content of A7 mol %, and 0≦A6/A7≦1.0; and wherein the dislocation line forming region comprises a shell accounting for 10 to 50% by volume of the grain and having an average iodide content of 4 to 20 mol %; the shell comprising an outermost sub-shell accounting for to 15% by volume of the grain and having an average iodide content of 0 to 3 mol %.