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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 [...]
Most Highly Collected Stony Meteorites
NWA 869 SaU 001 Al Haggouniah 001 Tatahouine
Most Highly Collected Stony-Iron Meteorites
Seymchan Imilac Brahin Brenham Vaca Muerta
Most Highly Collected Iron Meteorites
Canyon Diablo Sikhote Alin Campo del Cielo Gibeon
Ash Creek Expedition: 6.7g Meteorite Find!
Hunting meteorites is rarely an easy task. Here is a diary of Eric Wichman’s trials [...]
Top 9 Fun Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!
I really like this quote from Hans Christian Anderson, “The whole world is a series [...]
Setting the Right Expectations: Getting an Expert Opinion on Your MeteoRite or MeteorWrong
Like almost all online meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface [...]
Mnemonic to Remember the Planets
The eight planets in our Solar SystemThe Sun and set of objects orbiting around it [...]
Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life (on Other Planets) and Signs of Life in Meteorites
Since the dawn of humanity we’ve gazed upwards toward the stars above and wondered, where [...]
Ethics of Collecting Meteorites
MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. Solid [...]
Meteorite Hunting Laws & Guidelines
MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. Solid [...]
Valera – The Cow Killer
“It was past midnight…there was a strange noise…due to the dark of the night we [...]
Ivuna Meteorite
Carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent the most primitive rock samples of our solar system. This rare [...]
Source Parent Bodies of Meteorite Classes
Asteroidal AcapulcoitePrimitive achondrite that belongs to a small group named after the Acapulco meteorite that [...]
Meteorites with a Question Mark
These meteorites are real meteorites that may have been proven to be another meteoriteWork in [...]
Don’t Throw Away that Hot Rock!
Attention metal detectorists and treasure/relic hunters! STOP!!! Don’t throw away any hot rocks until you [...]
