[meteorite-list] AD - PolandMET new material and Thin Sections

From: Alexander Seidel <gsac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:06:26 +0200
Message-ID: <20070728210626.42230_at_gmx.net>

> I have also several new thin sections to offer. I can also make thin
> sections on request from material I sell. Just let me know.
> Big rarity here will be for sure D'Orbigny thin sections.

Regarding thin sections, quality here counts even much much more than with the usual meteorite hardware sales of just a few grams! This is because you are dealing with **VERY FINE** microscopically relevant detail and structure, and you have to rely on high profile preparation of a meteorite cross-section, which is crucial for quality considerations, much more than it is in the more macroscopic world, where you may well live with a somehow tapered slice or something like this for your naked eyes or a low mag microscope. I have seen toooo many meteorite thin sections offered cheaply via Ebay, these not even getting close in quality to the sections I would prefer as a collector. So be careful, and, as always, know your dealer...

This is just a side-comment, Marcin, to your special mail here, regarding thin sections. I know you are and have always been a reliable and high-quality-dealer, so I hope this reputation will extend to the very special strewnfields of thin sections also... :-)

Alex
Berlin/Germany
Received on Sat 28 Jul 2007 05:06:26 PM PDT