Images of metallographically prepared sections of iron meteorites are shown below. Most are color micro etches using a aqueous mixture of potassium metabisulfite and sodium thiosulfate.
Mount Joy iron meteorite: tint etch, showing Neumann bands and rhabdites in dark blue kamacite matrix (about 100x magnification, courtesy E.Minuth).
Wichita County iron meteorite: tint etch showing Widmannstätten pattern (5x magnification, courtesy E.Minuth)
Willow Creek iron meteorite: tint etch, showing plessite composite field (about 50x magnification).
