[meteorite-list] Your first meteorite thin-sections

[Alexander Seidel]

Hi Bob and list,

my earliest interest in collecting thin sections dates back to the summer of 1992, when I visited David New and his wife at their home in Anacortes, Washington. David, one of the grandmasters of the scene, had a meteorite business since the Nineteenfiftees, and had just begun offering thin sections on his sales lists may be a year or two before this visit, so he showed me a bunch of his slides while I was there. I bought a "Zagami" slide from him in 1993 which in fact was the starter for my own collection of thin sections, most of which originate from a high class thin section maker who prefers to stay unnamed in public - and I won´t break the rule here.

Thin sections are fantastic to view and learn from especially if you own a microscope with polarizing filters. They are small, so they don´t occupy too much room in your collection, they don´t rust away :-), and they do nothing but open a cosmos of beauty, miracles and finally knowledge to those who study them, especially under cross-polarized conditions. There is no final classification of a new meteorite in the MetBull without the experts looking at and analyzing an uncovered thin section. Thin sections are like little jewels, in a sense... And you will soon find the right dealers for them if you search the internet, unless you already know them.

Alex
Berlin/Germany


   
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> Datum: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:24:20 +1000 (EST)
> Von: "Bob WALKER" <qwalkra at mailbox.ezadsl.net.au>
> An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Your first meteorite thin-sections

> Listoids
> 
> No doubt like all of youse - I have thoroughly enjoyed the posts on your
> your first meteorite
> 
> But - I'd like to ask listoids what was their first thin-section and what
> was the impetus for you to begin to collecting and enjoying thin-sections
> 
> I realise that some listoids may not collect thin-sections nor perhaps
> enjoy them as much as others do
> 
> But this is what is so wonderful about our hobby - the depth and variety
> of threads that we can explore and collect
> 
> Some friends collect postcards stamps newspapers focusing on meteorites
> and thoroughly enjoy this aspect only !
> 
> Everyone has their special joy in collecting and for this we should be
> eternally grateful
> 
> As above - I'd love to hear from you what started you to collect
> collecting meteorite thin-sections and what your first thin-section was
> 
> No doubt other listoids will thoroughly enjoyn this too !
> 
> Best
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