Meteorite Photography

PHOTOMICROGRAPHS

These images were created using a couple of different techniques. The reflected light images were taken using the excellent and inexpensive Digital Blue QX5 microscope. The cross-polarised (XPL) views were imaged using an Olympus CH-2 microscope obtained relatively cheaply from eBay, with polarising filters cut and ground from second-hand photographic ones obtained from the same source. (A short article about attempting XPL with a cheap microscope can also be found here)

The first page is reflected images of meteorite specimens. The second page has photos of terrestrial rocks in thin-section. The third is of meteoritic thin-sections. The latter two are taken in cross-polarised light.

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