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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).

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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.

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Sayh al Uhaymir 562 Meteorite Thin Section

Meteorite Thin Section Sayh al Uhaymir 562

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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