[meteorite-list] Letters on centimeter cubes?

[Greg Hupe]

Hi Jerry,

Good question regarding the scale cubes and if there is a certain way to 
orient the cube for photographing specimens after they have been removed 
from original find site. I personally put "T" on the top and usually "W" to 
the left, not for any particular reason, except for the obvious "T" for top.

It would be interesting if there is a "standard" out there for the 
orientation of the cubes in a studio setting, I would think there would not 
be.

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:10 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Letters on centimeter cubes?


> I've owned a pair of 10 mm cubes but haven't used them in any photos.
> I imagine the letters signify the 4 compass directions and top & bottom.
> With an oriented FALL in situ, I understand how the cube would be used.
> My question is, if photographing a purchased meteorite for the purposes of
> scale ONLY, where orientation is not an obvious factor, is there a 
> preferred
> cube face or is it arbitrary, up to the photographer?
> Jerry Flaherty
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