620 views

Over 15,000 photos and growing!


  15 - January - 2018

This Month       Today's Picture       Select a Month

Submit a Picture

Where is My Picture?!

The Queue


Select by   Contributor

Met Name

Met Type

Thin Sections


Recent Comments

NWA 801   contributed by Bill Mikuska   MetBul Link


Roll Overs:     #1   #2    


Click the picture to view larger photos

View all entries for   Meteorite (5)   Bill Mikuska (22)


Copyright (c) Mikuska.

What is a thin section?       What do all the colors mean?    
Thin section between crossed polarizers.   CR2

TKW 5 kg. Fall not observed. Found 2001, Morocco.
 


Bill writes:
Photomicrograph of a thin section of NWA 801, a CR 2 meteorite, with crossed polarizers, full wave retardation plate, and raking reflected white light to reveal the metallic portion of the sample along with the olivines.


  Click to view larger photos     #1     #2
 


Comment on this MPOD                      
Name
Comment

980 max length

  Please - NO Dealer Ads in the comments
but pictures from dealers are gladly accepted

Tomorrow

Roosevelt County 020
Bernd Pauli

This Month

1 picture in the Queue
Solar Anamnesis
 1/15/2018 12:09:35 PM
thanks for the share, very cool technique
 

Hosted by
Tucson Meteorites
Server date and time
3/28/2024 3:19:24 AM
Last revised
12/31/23
Terms of Use Unsubscribe