Wow, This is really cool. Here is a link; http://www.petroviewer.com/meteorites. What a great idea. Carl -- Love & Life
---- Mike Fiedler via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear List Members -- > > Don't you love those photos of thin sections, with all the dazzling > colors, and the definitive chondrule shapes and all? And the cost of > a single section is often right in line with the cost of a nice > meteorite slice for my collection cabinet. So why don't I buy them? > > I lack a scope to examine them with! And the scopes I've seen on ebay > leave me wondering, how functional is "vintage"? Am I ready to gamble > $600 to $1,000 or more, plus another hundred for a nice thin section, > to see if I am ready to go that way? > > Then I had an opportunity to examine a thin section under polarizers. > Wow. Still pictures don't begin to reflect the fascinating effects > when polarized light meets birefringent crystals! You don't have to > be a geologist to recognize there's magic in them thar rocks! > > I was determined to find a way to share that with folks who haven't > made the commitment to invest in a scope, and develop an expanded > collection of thin sections. I fiddled around for two years, and the > PetroViewer is the outcome. > > I believe my market is the meteorite enthusiast, or the rock hound, > who has read about thin sections, seen the pictures, and still harbors > a curiosity to check them out. In fact, I would take it as the > greatest of successes if someone who experienced thin sections through > a PetroViewer was bitten by the same excitement I felt, and proceeded > to buy a real scope, and delve into all the petrology and mineralogy > that thrives around thin sections. > > So today, I introduce a rather modest web site featuring the > PetroViewer. PetroViewer.com > > I invite your comments, and suggestions, either on or off line, or via > the Contact Us page of the site. I have found it challenging to keep > my focus on providing users an economical way to experience much of > the fascinating phenomena, rather than try to share all the other > aspects of meteorites that I love. I'm certainly open to hearing list > member's reactions. > > Thanks for any thoughts you might care to share. > > Mike > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
