Sayh al Uhaymir 562
Thin section specimen of the Sayh al Uhaymir 562 meteorite. Pictures were taken with a 1/4 wave retarder filter in cross polarized light. SaU 562 is an unbrecciated eucrite with “approximately equal proportions of anhedral to bladed, white plagioclase (to 3 mm) and honey-brown, anhedral, granular pyroxene (to 1.5 mm) crystals.”
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Juvinas Meteorite Thin Section
Beautiful thin section specimen of the Juvinas Meteorite in cross polarized light. Juvinas belongs to the eucrite class of meteorites. Although not obvious in this cross polarized thin section specimen, Juvinas is a monomict breccia.
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Dar al Gani 431
Thin section specimen of meteorite Dar al Gani 431. The images were taken in cross polarized light. Classifed as a CK3 anomalous meteorite, this thin section specimen of DaG 431 contains several CAIs along with a few nice chondrules.
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