[meteorite-list] Your first meteorite thin-sections

[Alexander Seidel]

I concur, absolutely!

Alex
Berlin/Germany



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> Datum: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:03:22 -0400
> Von: "al mitt" <almitt at kconline.com>
> An: "Alexander Seidel" <gsac at gmx.net>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Your first meteorite thin-sections

> Hi Alex and all,
> 
> I used to carry thin-sections in my inventory and often had them listed in
> my color catalogs. I sold hundreds of them over time and was one of the
> few 
> dealers that did. What made my sections and David New's sections better
> were 
> their quality compared to a number of other section makers.
> 
> Section making is an art and high quality sections are a lot better than 
> some with less than perfect glass, ragged rectangular shape and uniform 
> thickness. Anne Black carries high quality sections and one of the good 
> sources in my opinion and there are some others. Best!
> 
> --AL Mitterling
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alexander Seidel" <gsac at gmx.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your first meteorite thin-sections
> 
> 
> > 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 
>