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Gold Basin 07
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.
This view shows a slightly altered single barred-olivine chondrule into which some darker material (likely kamacite) has migrated. The dark material both overlays and penetrates the olivine crystal.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.
Gold Basin 07
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.
This view shows a slightly altered single barred-olivine chondrule into which some darker material (likely kamacite) has migrated. The dark material both overlays and penetrates the olivine crystal.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.