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Gold Basin 10
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 olivine chondrule in this image has been shocked and recrystallized.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.
Gold Basin 10
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 olivine chondrule in this image has been shocked and recrystallized.
Different mineral crystals provide these features and crossed polarizers give the image its colors.
Slide prepared by Steve Schoner.