Category Archives: A3550UPA CCD 5MP

4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, carbonaceous, chondrite, northwest africa, ordinary chondrite, polarized, scope2, uncovered, zerene stacker

NWA 3358 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 3358 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 3358 Meteorite Thin Section

Displayed here in cross polarized reflected light, this uncovered thin section specimen of NWA 3358 covers almost the entire surface area of a standard thin section slide. It is the largest panorama I have stitched; composed of 187 images — created from focus stacking 3,238 images. However, I was not entirely happy with this first uncovered thin section panorama. My CCD had a difficult time capturing the wide spectrum of luminosity and I think I found the best exposure given my equipment limitations. I did include an alternate version modified with a false-color technique which I think displays the features better than the original. In addition, see Meteorite Thin Section Gallery for a few more pictures.

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Alternate False Color Version

NWA 3358 Meteorite Thin Section False Color

NWA 3358 Meteorite Thin Section False Color

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4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, australia, carbonaceous, chondrite, named fall, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

Murchison Meteorite Thin Section

Murchison Meteorite Thin Section

Murchison Meteorite Thin Section

Shown here in cross polarized light is a thin section of the Murchison Meteorite. This popular and well studied named fall contains an abundance of water and also some unique amino acids. Due to its large mass, it has given scientists a rich amount of information on comets and the outer solar system.

Link to Museum Victoria collection.

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4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, lunar, northwest africa, polarized, scope2, wave retarder, zerene stacker

NWA 4898 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 4898 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 4898 Meteorite Thin Section

Likely ejected from a lunar mare, NWA 4898 provides an exciting glimpse at the magma flows on the surface of our ancient partner. In particular, pay attention to the fascinating spherulitic objects scattered throughout the matrix. And be sure to read more on this incredible meteorite at Meteorite Studies and Randy Korotev’s site.

Meteorite Times Article

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