[meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (Nothin section required)

[Jerry Flaherty]

DOUBLE WOW Tom,
I never thought you'd be able to top your thin section collection but I'm 
wrong again!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerry

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From: <starsandscopes at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 4:56 PM
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: [meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers 
(Nothin section required)

>
>
>
> 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
>
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