[meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (No thin section required)

[starsandscopes at aol.com]

Hi list,  For the last couple  years I have been working nearly exclusively 
on thin sections in cross polarized  light.  This was due, only partly, to 
my failure to come up with a  satisfactory digital photo adapter on my 
Neophot but most significantly to Jeff  Hodges fantastic thin section library.  
He has very generously loaned me  thin sections for years.

I am now back on track with the Neophot (It is a  large incident 
(reflected) light inverted microscope).  In fact, I just  purchased another one.  It 
has on it some very special parts such as a  polarized light illuminator with 
a sub parallel compensator, Bertrand lens and  micro polarizing 
adjustments.  I have looked for years for these  parts.  They had seemed to be made out 
of pure unobtaineum. 

For an  example of the type of images I will be producing please look at my 
latest post  to my micrograph gallery on JaH 073.  Unlike cross polarized 
transmitted  light thin section images, these images are true color.  As I 
like to say  "Just what it looks like way up  close".

http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/articles/jah_073/

Please  keep in mind, I am not vested in my JaH 073 observations.  They are 
just a  guess.  I am open to other interpretations of the images.  It is  
mostly just me having fun with micrographs.

I am looking for interesting  classified material to image.  (I have boxes 
of unclassified NWA so I don't  need that kind of stuff)  I do not need a 
thin section but a sample of  roughly 1 gram or larger that I am free to 
polish.  I finish with a 1/4  micron diamond slurry to get clear shots at 
magnifications up to 1600 X.  I  don't want to do any cutting.  Things happen when 
cutting.  Things  like falling apart material and unaccounted for missing 
crumbs!  I am just  not set up for that.  

I will safely return the sample with a CD of  images that you and I are 
free to use.  You can use the images to promote  your material, heck, you can 
make Tee shirts and calendars if you like.  In  fact, I want you to use 
them!!!  All I ask is that my name is attached to  all products or postings,  and 
that I am free to use or pass along the  images as well.  The operative 
word is "return", so I am looking for the  GOOD STUFF.

I am shooting at a resolution of 12 mp so they should be up  to any 
application you might have in mind.

Ideally, I would also like to  partner in an article where I provide the 
images and you do the rest!   Basically, you write an article and I will give 
you some additional images to  add to the mix.  Even if we produce an 
article and it is not placed you  could use it in your promotion of the material 
for sale and I will post it to my  gallery.

Please email me with any ideas.   Tom Phillips