These discussions about aesthetics of specimens vs their weight is rather
interesting, but it seems the lines of the subject are a bit blurred.
It seems the subject has come to comparing fragments to slices. I'm not sure
this is a fair comparison, but I understand it.
I am wondering what others think represents a point of diminishing returns in
making a slice paper thin. IOW at what point does cutting losses become too
great to make the aesthetic function of the prep & price excessive?
I guess I don't understand the desire for some ultra-thin prepped specimens.
For example, if a ultra-thin 1mm thick slice is being sold for the equivalent
$80 per gram, and a slice of the exact same material, the exact same size, but
4 times the weight (4mm thick) is being offered at the exact same price, I'd be
inclined to purchase the latter.
I understand the appeal of of thinner specimens and of course you can polish a
slice so finely it becomes a thin section, but is there some point where the
prep becomes so costly that is is in fact "too thin" for the buyer?
Thanks
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
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