High Mesa Petrographics provides petrographic thin section services and equipment. They offer standard and specialty thin sections starting at $35, as well as polishing equipment for sale. Additional fees may apply for special sample preparations, orientations, rush orders, or consulting services. The company is owned and operated by David Mann, a technician with experience analyzing lunar samples from NASA's Apollo missions.

1. HIGH MESA
PETROGRAPHICS
92 Mesa Verde Los Alamos, NM 87544
Home (505)-672-9453
PRICE LIST
Standard Thin Sections Double Polished Thin Sections Machinery
Uncovered $35.00 Rectangular $50.00 12” Variable Speed Lap
Covered $40.00 Grain Mount $50.00 6” Variable Speed Lap
1” Rounds $52.00 5 Position Polisher
Crack Sections $55.00 (Price quote on request)
Single Polished Thin Sections Additional Costs For Thin Sections Shipping
Rectangular $46.50 Special Orientation $8.00 FOB Los Alamos,
Grain Mounts $47.25 Extra Impregnation $8.00 UPS, Federal Express,
Ore Mounts $46.50 Blue Die Impregnation $8.00 or US Mail.
1” Rounds $47.25 For unusual samples, extra hard
or fragile samples, an extra charge
will be added according to time
involved to work the sample
50% extra for RUSH ORDERS.
Thin sections are finished with a Special Services
Four step polishing procedure,
Starting with a 6 micrometer Instruction in the “Art”
diamond paste and ending of making thin sections.
with, .05 alumina oxide, that Consultation for complete
are suitable for probing. Laboratory setup.
OWNER: David A. Mann
SENIOR TECHNICIAN: David Mann
TECHNICIAN: Mark Voss
David Mann is the only technician who
is now in private industry that has
worked with lunar material through
NASA during the APOLLO missions.