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.
Steinbach
Iron, IVA-an (silica-rich orthopyroxeniteA rock composed primarily of orthopyroxene. Non-terrestrial orthopyoxenites include diogenites and a [...]
Taza
Iron, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]
SAU 290
CH3 chondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for ~84% of falls. Chondrites are comprised [...]
Selma
H4 Found March 26, 1906 32° 24′ N., 87° 0′ W. A 310-pound, quadrangular, pyrimidal-shaped [...]
Seemore Downs 001
L/LL4 Found April 1991 30° 35′ S., 125° 13′ E. When found in Western Australia, [...]
Shallowater
Enstatite achondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]
Stannern
Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Stannern trend) Fell May 22, 1808 49° 17′ N., 15° 34′ E. [...]
Smara
Eucrite Polymict Found April 2000 26° 41′ N., 11° 44′ W. A single 12.87 kg [...]
Seymchan
Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous metal composition low-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found [...]
Springwater
Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous silicate composition high-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Recognized [...]