The Tom Phillips Microscopic Meteorite Gallery of Images

Meteorite: Jiddat al Harrasis (JaH) 055
Classification: L4/5 S2 W3
Process: Cross Polarized Light
Found in the Dhofar Desert of Oman in 2004.  Over 200 Kg has been collected.
 
These micrographs are of this meteorite in thin section viewed in cross polarized (Xpol) light.  The features seem to have an endless variety in just one thin section!

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