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Gold Basin 12
This is a thin section of one of 1,484 authentic Gold Basin meteorites. These meteorites have been found in Arizona arroyos near the White Hills since 1995.
The meteorite is classified as an L4, lightly weathered (W2-3) chondrite.
A thin section is a slice of a meteorite which has been ground to 30 microns thick and mounted to a glass microscope slide.
I call this particular view "The Dancing Queen", partly because that Abba song won't quit running through my head as I look at this image. The dancer's "head" is obvious (despite the triangular eyes), and a prominent vein (called a dike) runs through the slide forming the outstretched arms in the image. The skirt is at lower left and the costume has a ruffled bodice.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.
Gold Basin 12
This is a thin section of one of 1,484 authentic Gold Basin meteorites. These meteorites have been found in Arizona arroyos near the White Hills since 1995.
The meteorite is classified as an L4, lightly weathered (W2-3) chondrite.
A thin section is a slice of a meteorite which has been ground to 30 microns thick and mounted to a glass microscope slide.
I call this particular view "The Dancing Queen", partly because that Abba song won't quit running through my head as I look at this image. The dancer's "head" is obvious (despite the triangular eyes), and a prominent vein (called a dike) runs through the slide forming the outstretched arms in the image. The skirt is at lower left and the costume has a ruffled bodice.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.