Sample
Name
Burma Ortho-enstatite (A), surfaces along the crystallographic a-b plane and along the c-axis
Date
2013-01-01
Provider
commercial mineral dealer
Body name
Earth
Place
unknown , unknown , Myanmar (Burma)
Thickness
5.0 $mm$
Diameter
5.0 $mm$
Mass
1.0 $g$
Surface roughness
polished
Comments
maximum dimensions of the sample 10x5x5 mm
smaller sample (A)
Temperature
10.0 $\pm$ 5.0 $K$
Temperature max
928.0 $K$
Type
ambient air
Fluid temperature
300.0 $K$
Fluid pressure
1000.0 $mbar$
Title
Cutting and polishing of the Burma Ortho-enstatite crystal

Produced sample

Sample
Burma Ortho-enstatite (A), surfaces along the crystallographic a-b plane and along the c-axis (this sample)
Processing steps
Step Chronology Date Type Process Changes
#1 during layer formation 2013-01-01 mechanical Cutting of the ortho-enstatite crystal along a-b plane and subsequently along the c-axis
#2 during layer formation 2013-01-01 mechanical polishing of the two ortho-enstatite sample surfaces with diamond paste of 0.25 µm fineness