[meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (No thin section required)

From: starsandscopes at aol.com <starsandscopes_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:56:00 EST
Message-ID: <b4b3.730c3083.38838ff0_at_aol.com>

Hi list, For the last couple years I have been working nearly exclusively
on thin sections in cross polarized light. This was due, only partly, to
my failure to come up with a satisfactory digital photo adapter on my
Neophot but most significantly to Jeff Hodges fantastic thin section library.
He has very generously loaned me thin sections for years.

I am now back on track with the Neophot (It is a large incident
(reflected) light inverted microscope). In fact, I just purchased another one. It
has on it some very special parts such as a polarized light illuminator with
a sub parallel compensator, Bertrand lens and micro polarizing
adjustments. I have looked for years for these parts. They had seemed to be made out
of pure unobtaineum.

For an example of the type of images I will be producing please look at my
latest post to my micrograph gallery on JaH 073. Unlike cross polarized
transmitted light thin section images, these images are true color. As I
like to say "Just what it looks like way up close".

http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/articles/jah_073/

Please keep in mind, I am not vested in my JaH 073 observations. They are
just a guess. I am open to other interpretations of the images. It is
mostly just me having fun with micrographs.

I am looking for interesting classified material to image. (I have boxes
of unclassified NWA so I don't need that kind of stuff) I do not need a
thin section but a sample of roughly 1 gram or larger that I am free to
polish. I finish with a 1/4 micron diamond slurry to get clear shots at
magnifications up to 1600 X. I don't want to do any cutting. Things happen when
cutting. Things like falling apart material and unaccounted for missing
crumbs! I am just not set up for that.

I will safely return the sample with a CD of images that you and I are
free to use. You can use the images to promote your material, heck, you can
make Tee shirts and calendars if you like. In fact, I want you to use
them!!! All I ask is that my name is attached to all products or postings, and
that I am free to use or pass along the images as well. The operative
word is "return", so I am looking for the GOOD STUFF.

I am shooting at a resolution of 12 mp so they should be up to any
application you might have in mind.

Ideally, I would also like to partner in an article where I provide the
images and you do the rest! Basically, you write an article and I will give
you some additional images to add to the mix. Even if we produce an
article and it is not placed you could use it in your promotion of the material
for sale and I will post it to my gallery.

Please email me with any ideas. Tom Phillips
Received on Sat 16 Jan 2010 04:56:00 PM PST