[meteorite-list] Announcing, PetroViewer!

From: Bob Falls <bcmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:14:45 -0700
Message-ID: <004101d262b7$d6b5c6a0$842153e0$_at_gmail.com>

Hi Mike,

Very interesting concept! I am in total agreement that viewing and
understanding thin sections is a wonderful pursuit.

Couple of questions:
-will the PetroViewer accept a standard 1"x2" thin section or is the
"PetroViewer" thin section part of the viewer.
-what is the light source
-can you add some individual photos of the PetroViewer to the web site

Happy New Year,
Bob Falls

-----Original Message-----
From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On
Behalf Of Mike Fiedler via Meteorite-list
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:18 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Announcing, PetroViewer!

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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