Hey Ed Ask Steve Schoner to see if he remembers the specifications.or Google it. TS slides are shorter. You take a standard slide blank and grind it down lengthwise to a specific length.plus add a frosted end section so you can label the slide. The reason for mandating a standard size is so when another researcher indexes the slide on their stage they can dial up the coordinates and find the item of interest recorded by the original researcher. I am not sure a correctly made TS will securely fit every standard slide storage box.
There is a new circular slide plate standard which is around 25mm. It reduces the amount of material used in making the TS and can be slipped into a microprobe/SEM as well. Regards, Elton ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ed Deckert <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, November 14, 2010 11:41:38 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Slide Size > > > Hi List! > > The talk about thin section storage boxes got me to thinking. Are there any >"Standard" sizes for the glass slides that are used when making a thin >section? Or is it typically the case that the thin section maker uses >whatever >he or she happens to have on hand? > > I have seen at least two different size slides used for thin sections, and >that would seem to make it a little more challenging to find a "one size fits >all" storage box. > > Inquiring minds want to know! > > Thanks, > Ed Deckert > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
