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.
Portales Valley
H IMB (metallic melt brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture [...]
Qidong
L/LL5 Fell July 2, 1982 32° 05′ N., 121° 30′ E. A single stone of [...]
SAH 97096
EH3.1–3.4 (EHa3 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Found 1997 y° 01′ 43′ N., x° 32′ [...]
Pillistfer
EL6 (ELa6 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell August 8, 1868 58° 40′ N., 25° [...]
Peña Blanca Spring
AubriteAubrites are named for the Aubres meteorite that fell in 1836 near Nyons, France. They [...]
Perryville
Iron, IIC, plessitic octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite [...]
Sacramento Wash 005
SULFIDE-IRON from H-chondrite (H-metal recommended in MetBull 93) Found May 18, 2004 34° 44′ 48′ [...]
Orgueil
CI1 Fell May 14, 1864 43° 53′ N., 1° 23′ E. This very rare carbonaceous [...]
Peekskill
H6 Fell October 9, 1992 41° 17′ N., 73° 55′ W. At 7:48 P.M. a [...]
Okechobee
L4 Found 1916 26° 41′ N., 80° 48′ W. Fragments weighing ~1 kg were brought [...]