Abee Meteorite Thin Section

Abee Meteorite thin section specimen. The photos were taken under blue cross polarized light. Abee is an example of the enstatite chondrite class of meteorites. The E Type chondrites are know for their reduced state and contain very little oxidized iron. Instead the iron is either metallic or joined with sulfur. They are mostly composed of their namesake magnesium rich orthopyroxene silicate mineral, enstatite. For more information see page 115 in Norton’s The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites.

Picture of Abee main mass with additional information.

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4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, angrite, named fall, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

D’Orbigny Meteorite Thin Section

D’Orbigny Meteorite Thin Section

Large thin section specimen of the D’Orbigny meteorite in cross polarized light. The D’Orbigny meteorite was found in Argentina in 1979. For a good link to more Angrite pictures, see here.

Link to pictures of the main mass.

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10x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, breccia, LMScope, mars, Nikon D810, northwest africa, polarized, scope2, Tucsen C30 3MP sCMOS, zerene stacker

NWA 8171 Meteorite Thin Section

A first hand look at the basaltic crust of Mars, this thin section specimen of the NWA 8171 meteorite (aka Black Beauty) provides an exquisite and unforgettable glimpse back to a time when Mars had oceans of water on its surface. More information from Space Jewels.

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This thin section has been photographed with all three of my cameras. You can directly compare the results from the three versions.

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