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.
Lost Creek
H3.8 Found 1916 39° 07′ 27′ N., 98° 10′ 04′ W. A single 4,018 g [...]
Mayo Belwa
AubriteAubrites are named for the Aubres meteorite that fell in 1836 near Nyons, France. They [...]
Luotolax
HowarditeOne type of meteorite in the HED (Howardite, Eucrite, Diogenite) achondrite group. Howardites are named [...]
La’Gad 002
PallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are igneous [...]
Miles
Iron, IIE, silicated octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite [...]
Lowicz
MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]
Kenna
Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeoniteLow-Ca clinopyroxene, (Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO3, found as a major mineral in eucrites and shergottites. In [...]
Juancheng
H5 Fell February 15, 1997 35° 32′ N., 115° 23′ E. At 11:23 P.M. local [...]
Katol
L6–7 (troilite–metalElement that readily forms cations and has metallic bonds; sometimes said to be similar [...]
Krymka
LL3.2 Fell January 21, 1946 47° 50′ N., 30° 46′ E. Following a shower of [...]
Kakangari
K-chondrite grouplet, Type 3.6 Fell June 4, 1890 12° 23′ N., 78° 31′ E. After [...]
Kapoeta
Howardite Regolith brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]
Johnstown
Diogenite OrthopyroxeniteA rock composed primarily of orthopyroxene. Non-terrestrial orthopyoxenites include diogenites and a single martian [...]
Isna
CO3.7 (3.75) Found 1970 24° 50′ N., 31° 40′ E. Five stones with black, bubbly [...]
Isheyevo
CH/CBb (transitional between CH3 chondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for ~84% of falls. [...]
JAH 026
L3.1 Found April 26, 2000 19° 13.7′ N., 55° 10.8′ E. Seventeen fragments of this [...]
Inman
L/LL3.4 Found August 1966 38° 15′ N., 98° 40′ W. A single stone weighing 7.25 [...]
Indarch
EH4 (EHa4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell April 7, 1891 39° 45′ N., 46° [...]
Itqiy
EH7-anomalous or Meta-EH-an (partial melt residue) Fell ~1990 26° 35.45′ N., 12° 57.13′ W. Following [...]
Ilafegh 009
EL Melt Rock (EL7 in MetBull 71; Primitive Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for [...]
Igdi
Eucrite Monomict brecciaType of breccia whose clasts are composed of a single (mono-) rock type, [...]
Imilac
Pallasite, MG (main-group) high-Δ17O subgroup Found 1820 24° 12.2′ S., 68° 48.4′ W. In 1828, [...]
HaH 193
Winonaite (typical)* Found October 1996 28° 39.28′ N., 13° 27.52′ E. A single stone weighing [...]
HAJMAH (A)
Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found ~1958 19° 55′ N., 56° 15′ E. A single stone weighing [...]
HaH 237
CBb, bencubbinite Found October 18, 1997 28° 36.56′ N., 13° 02.95′ E. A single mass [...]