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.
NWA 7822
Achondrite-ungrouped (dunite, CV-clan-related) Purchased February 2013 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 45.8 [...]
NWA 11187
AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of chondritic origin and [...]
NWA 10463
AngriteType of evolved achondrite meteorite that represent some of the earliest stages of asteroidal differentiation [...]
NWA 10674
Eucrite, polymict, anomalous mouseover for alternate view angle Purchased October 2015 no coordinates recorded Four [...]
NWA 8159
Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]
NWA 10019
Pyroxene-plagioclase pallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are [...]
NWA 7030
Meta-LL click on photo for a magnified view Found 2011 no coordinates recorded A single [...]
NWA 7317
CR6 (possibly NWA 011-related) click on photo for a magnified view Purchased June 2012 no [...]
NWA 7514
R5, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]
NWA 7034/7533
Martian Polymict Regolith Breccia* (enriched, maficOne of the two broad categories of silicate minerals, the [...]