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4x/0.25, chondrite, LMScope, Nikon D810, northwest africa, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

NWA 2892 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 2892 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 2892 Meteorite Thin Section

This thin section of NWA 2892 was enjoyable to photograph. It has a wide diversity of chondrules and interesting shock melt veins. The source meteorite fragment looks fascinating, as you can see at Meteorites Australia:

NWA 2892 Images
August 2005 Meteorite of the Month

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Meteorite Thin Section Gallery

NWA 2892 contains several interesting chondrule inclusions, similar to others shown in the photo below:

Chondrule Inclusion

Chondrule Inclusion

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4x/0.25, carbonaceous, chondrite, LMScope, Nikon D810, northwest africa, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

NWA 6445 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 6445 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 6445 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 6445 as a thin section in cross polarized light contains an attractive set of chondrules and inclusions. Although listed as “provisional” on Meteoritical Bulletin, the seller classified it as CO3.1.

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