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Education & Research
Most collectables can be enjoyed for their own sake. However, learning about them is what for many of us ignites our imagination and that is especially true for meteorites and other meteorite-related materials. With a better understanding of the underlying science (geology, astronomy, astrobiology, astrophysics just to name a few disciplines), art, history, philosophy and even theology, we can now appreciate their wondrous cosmic insights, place in our collections, and importance throughout human history. ... Expand
Difference Between Holes, Cavities, and Vesicles in Meteorites
When people think they have found a meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching [...]
How to Start a Meteorite Collection
Michael Kelly: My recommendation is you start up a catalog now keep track of important [...]
Classification Punctuation for Chondrites
The Meteoritical Bulletin is filled with incredible meteorite-related information. However, even the most experienced collector [...]
Fake Pallasites
These examples go beyond your standard meteorwrongs because they were created for fraudulent reasons. In [...]
Condensation Temperatures of the Elements (Volatile & Refractory)
The primary cosmochemical classification of the elements is based on their volatility within the solar [...]
Periodic Table: Nucleosynthesis of the Elements (by Nucleosynthetic Source)
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Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteor – Feb. 15, 2013
Over 1 t of meteorites were recovered from one of the biggest meteoriteWork in progress. [...]
Craters Formed by Meteor Impacts
When a meteorHow long Sonic booms Of the several 10s of tons of cosmic material [...]
Pyroxene Group
Most important group of rock-forming ferromagnesian silicates whose major end members are enstatiteA mineral that [...]
Biblical References to Meteors and Meteorites
The Original Testament and the New Testament offer many examples of possible destruction from the [...]
Orientation and Oriented Meteorites
A meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. [...]
Periodic Table: Geochemical Affinity of Solar System Elements (Goldschmidt Classification)
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Feldspar Group
Feldspars are the most abundant rock-forming silicateThe most abundant group of minerals in Earth's crust, [...]
Amphibole Group
Complex family of hydrous double-chain inosilicate minerals. Amphiboles are common in terrestrial metamorphicRocks that have [...]
Definition: Asteroid, Meteorite, Meteor, Meteoroid, (Dwarf) Planet & Other Terms
Asteroid A 1 m to ~530 km natural irregularly-shaped solid object moving in interplanetary space. [...]
On the Subject of Micrometeorites
Books: For Beginners: Citizen Scientist (musician and overall very cool guy), John Larsen, initiated this [...]
On the Subject of Meteorites
Books for Beginners: (requires very little knowledge of the subject, other than a keen interest [...]
Proper Long-Term Specimen Storage
Proper long-term storage of a meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s [...]
Notable Hammer Stones & Falls
Chiang-Khan in which many stones “rained down” on a fisherman’s boat. (one of only 2 [...]
Smelting Waste or Slag
Slag is manufactured, sold and transported by the thousands of tons for use as road [...]
Where To Find Meteorites
The best place to look for and findMeteorite not seen to fall, but recovered at [...]
Pluto Walk, Lowell Observatory
This photo was taken September 1990 in Flagstaff, Arizona during a chance meeting between Doug [...]
Most Highly Collected Stony Meteorites
NWA 869 SaU 001 Al Haggouniah 001 Tatahouine
