The Tom Phillips Microscopic Meteorite Gallery of Images

Meteorite: Nakhla
Classification: Martian (nakhlite)
Process: Cross Polarized Light
This thin section is from a very special meteorite. Nakhla, the type sample for Nakhlites. About the coolest Martian meteorite there is. Samples, let alone thin sections of Nakhla are not easy to come by. This thin was a much appreciated loan from Jeff Hodges.

All these shots were taken in cross polarized light at 160X.

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