[meteorite-list] Thin Section Slide Size

[MEM]

Hey Ed

Ask Steve Schoner  to see if he remembers the specifications.or Google it.  TS 
slides are shorter.   You take a standard slide blank and grind it down 
lengthwise to a specific length.plus add a frosted end section so you can label 
the slide.  The reason for mandating a standard size is so when another 
researcher indexes the slide on their stage they can dial up the coordinates and 
find the item of interest recorded by the original researcher.  I am not sure a 
correctly made TS will securely fit every standard slide storage box.

There is a new circular slide plate standard which is around 25mm.  It reduces 
the amount of material used in making the TS and can be slipped into a 
microprobe/SEM as well.

Regards,
Elton




----- Original Message ----
> From: Ed Deckert <edeckert at triad.rr.com>
> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 11:41:38 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Slide Size
> 
> 
> Hi List!
> 
> The talk about thin section storage boxes got me to  thinking.  Are there any 
>"Standard" sizes for the glass slides that are  used when making a thin 
>section?  Or is it typically the case that the thin  section maker uses whatever 
>he or she happens to have on hand?
> 
> I have  seen at least two different size slides used for thin sections, and 
>that would  seem to make it a little more challenging to find a "one size fits 
>all" storage  box.
> 
> Inquiring minds want to know!
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed  Deckert
> 
> 
> 
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