Sample
Name
Olivine crystal, surface perpendicular to the a-axis
Date
1997-01-01
Provider
Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory Jena
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Stubachtal , Pinzgau , Austria
Surface roughness
polished
Substrate material
epoxy resin (epofix)
Substrate comments
sample rear side embedded in resin (25mm diam.) for handling during polishing and measurement
Temperature
300.0 $\pm$ 5.0 $K$
Temperature max
300.0 $K$
Type
ambient air
Fluid temperature
300.0 $K$
Fluid pressure
1000.0 $mbar$
Title
Sample preparation of the olivine crystal

Produced sample

Sample
Olivine crystal, surface perpendicular to the a-axis (this sample)
Processing steps
Step Chronology Date Type Process Changes
#1 before layer formation mechanical orientation and embedding of the olivine crystal, surface perpendicular to a-axis
#2 during layer formation mechanical polishing of the embedded olivine crystal