[meteorite-list] Microscopic views of meteoritic minerals

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Mar 21 13:24:59 2005
Message-ID: <BE631BCA.19D13%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Thanks for the kind words, Bernd.
        For those who might be interested, I do have one Ibitira Thin
Section left. Those not interested, you still might want to take a
peek at it, as there are some polarized photos, as well at:

Meteorite List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>

    Best wishes, Michael



on 3/20/05 11:02 AM, bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de at bernd.pauli@paulinet.de
wrote:

>> Is there a website (s) that deal with identification of just what
>> one is looking at under the microscope? Just curious as there
>> sure is allot going on in specimens when viewed under magnifi-
>> cation and a little mineral and formation ID would be a real help.
>
> Hello Bill and List,
>
> I am not sure whether such a website (one that deals explicitly with
> meteoritic minerals and what they look like in thin section or under
> a microscope) exists but maybe other list members know more in regard
> to this. It would surely be a real help as there is such a bewildering
> variety of minerals, colors of minerals, mineral habits, and so much more.
>
> What will probably take a professional meteoriticist a few minutes, took
> me about 2 hours when I looked at my Ibitira thin section under the micro-
> scope before I ventured to post yesterday's mail that described what I
> saw.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bernd
>
>
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