The Tom Phillips Microscopic Meteorite Gallery of Images

Meteorite: Lafayette
Classification: Martian (nakhlite)
Process: Cross Polarized Light Rotational
Wow! Governador Valadares! Any one remember the song "Shake the hand that shook the hand"? This thin section is from Governador Valadares. A Martian meteorite part of the Nakhlites. I had never seen a sample of this before. I hardly even knew any one who had. This thin was a much appreciated loan from Jeff Hodges.

All these shots were taken in cross polarized light, first three at 160X and the last four at 400X.

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