NWA 7835 Meteorite Thin Section

A peculiar ungrouped-achondrite, NWA 7835 contains inclusions which are riddled with what appear to be streams of air bubbles. These streams occur in numerous patterns: parallel, helix, ribbon, single, bifurcating, and enlarging. Look closely, because all of these patterns are visible in this thin section. There are additional pictures of NWA 7835 which zoom in on the microscopic bubbles — taken by John Kashuba and view-able at Meteorite Times.

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NWA 4587 Meteorite Thin Section

The NWA 4587 meteorite makes a colorful polarized thin section. The unique intergranular recrystallized plagioclase texture gives it a spectacular appearance. This is the second example of this meteorite — see here for the first.

NWA 2976 Anomalous Achondrite

NWA 4901 Ungrouped Achondrite

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