[meteorite-list] Announcing, PetroViewer!
cdtucson at cox.net
cdtucson at cox.net
Fri Dec 30 10:46:45 EST 2016
Wow, This is really cool. Here is a link; http://www.petroviewer.com/meteorites. What a great idea.
Carl
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---- Mike Fiedler via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Dear List Members --
>
> Don't you love those photos of thin sections, with all the dazzling
> colors, and the definitive chondrule shapes and all? And the cost of
> a single section is often right in line with the cost of a nice
> meteorite slice for my collection cabinet. So why don't I buy them?
>
> I lack a scope to examine them with! And the scopes I've seen on ebay
> leave me wondering, how functional is "vintage"? Am I ready to gamble
> $600 to $1,000 or more, plus another hundred for a nice thin section,
> to see if I am ready to go that way?
>
> Then I had an opportunity to examine a thin section under polarizers.
> Wow. Still pictures don't begin to reflect the fascinating effects
> when polarized light meets birefringent crystals! You don't have to
> be a geologist to recognize there's magic in them thar rocks!
>
> I was determined to find a way to share that with folks who haven't
> made the commitment to invest in a scope, and develop an expanded
> collection of thin sections. I fiddled around for two years, and the
> PetroViewer is the outcome.
>
> I believe my market is the meteorite enthusiast, or the rock hound,
> who has read about thin sections, seen the pictures, and still harbors
> a curiosity to check them out. In fact, I would take it as the
> greatest of successes if someone who experienced thin sections through
> a PetroViewer was bitten by the same excitement I felt, and proceeded
> to buy a real scope, and delve into all the petrology and mineralogy
> that thrives around thin sections.
>
> So today, I introduce a rather modest web site featuring the
> PetroViewer. PetroViewer.com
>
> I invite your comments, and suggestions, either on or off line, or via
> the Contact Us page of the site. I have found it challenging to keep
> my focus on providing users an economical way to experience much of
> the fascinating phenomena, rather than try to share all the other
> aspects of meteorites that I love. I'm certainly open to hearing list
> member's reactions.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts you might care to share.
>
> Mike
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