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Microscopic View of a Martian Meteorite Target Name:   Martian Meteorite Produced by:   Allan Treiman, LPI Related Document Meteoroids & Meteorites Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size martian3.gif GIF 696 x 452 232K martian3.tif TIFF 2000 x 1300 5M Rocks are often made of small mineral grains that can't be seen clearly without a microscope. To see these small grains, scientists grind and polish rock samples very thin (0.03 millimeters) so light can pass through them. This microscopic view, 2.3 millimeters (.09 inches) across, is in false color, produced by holding polarizing filters above and below the microscopic slide. These filters cause different minerals to have distinctive colors, allowing easy identification of the minerals. Most of this meteorite (in yellow, green, pink, and black) is the mineral olivine, which is common in some basaltic rocks. The striped grain near the center is the mineral pyroxene. (Courtesy Allan Treiman, LPI)

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