Category Archives: 4x/0.25

4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, breccia, chondrite, northwest africa, polarized, rumuruti, scope2, zerene stacker

NWA 5426 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 5426 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 5426 Meteorite Thin Section

Cross polarized thin section specimen of NWA 5426. There are two really amazing chondrules you should try to find while viewing the panoramas. NWA 5426 is a R Type Chondrite; “R” symbolizing the type specimen found in Rumuruti, Kenya. According to Norton’s The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, these R Type Chondrites are mostly brecciated. In the case of NWA 5426, it is a polymict breccia. Of all the chondrites, R Type Chondrites contain the highest levels of iron oxidation.

View Meteorite Thin Section Panoramas:

View on Gigapan | View with krpano

Purchase Prints

Visit Store

Standard
4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, chondrite, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

Dhofar 535 Meteorite Thin Section

Meteorite Thin Section Dhofar 535

Dhofar 535

Thin section specimen of Dhofar 535 in cross polarized light. This meteorite has an incredible diversity of chondrules along with a beautiful array of colors. The meteorite is an ungrouped chondrite with numerous types of chondrules: Porphyritic Olivine-Pyroxene (POP), Porphyritic Olivine (PO), Barred Olivine (BO), Radial Pyroxene (RP), and Cryptocrystalline (CC). In addition, this meteorite is highly weathered (W5).

View Meteorite Thin Section Panoramas:

View on Gigapan | View with krpano

Purchase Prints

Visit Store

Standard
4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, breccia, lunar, scope2, wave retarder, zerene stacker

Dhofar 1528 Meteorite Thin Section

Meteorite Thin Section Dhofar 1528

Dhofar 1528

Thin section specimen of Dhofar 1528. Images taken with a 1/4 wave retarder filter in cross polarized light. This is highly weathered feldspathic breccia lunar meteorite which was discovered by Luc Labenne in 2009. More information.

View Meteorite Thin Section Panoramas:

View on Gigapan | View with krpano

Purchase Prints

Visit Store

Standard