[meteorite-list] Thin Section Slide Size

From: MEM <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:53:38 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <173664.80195.qm_at_web55207.mail.re4.yahoo.com>

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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