[meteorite-list] Dumb Question - Micro Mount

From: Ron Hartman <RNHARTMA_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:14:08 2004
Message-ID: <010301c30e9b$08fca280$6c79908c_at_RHARTMAN1>

The usage seems to be under 1 gm.,a true micro, over a gram, a macro.
Doesn't matter what it is displayed in. Usage doesn't seem to be too tight!

Ron Hartman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Martino" <martino.6_at_osu.edu>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 8:48 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Dumb Question - Micro Mount


> All,
>
> Can anyone give me the strict definition of a "micro mount" or "micro" for
> short?
>
> I assume that this means a "tiny piece of meteorite" but how tiny,
exactly?
> Is it anything less than a gram? Less than half a gram?
>
> Or does micro refer to the visible area of the specimen instead of size?
For
> example, I have a Martian meteorite slice that is about 0.3 grams but is a
> full centimeter square. Would this be a micro mount?
>
> Also, I assume that to be a true "micro" the specimen needs to be
displayed
> in a small container - one of those round plastic boxes with cotton
inserts
> or perhaps a membrane box. Is this correct?
>
>
> -----
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Received on Tue 29 Apr 2003 06:02:32 PM PDT