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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. ... Expand
Cape York
Iron, IIIA, octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite and [...]
Bencubbin
CBa, bencubbinite Found July 30,1930 30° 45′ S., 117° 47′ E. A mass of 54.2 [...]
Beenham
L5 Found 1937 36° 13′ N., 103° 39′ W. Many individual stones and fragments of [...]
Beeler
LL6 Found 1924 38° 32′ N., 100° 13′ W. This brecciated meteoriteWork in progress. A [...]
Bison
LL6 Impact-Melt Breccia (LL6 in MetBull 62) Found 1958 38° 18′ 24′ N., 99° 42′ [...]
Bjurbole
L/LL4 Fell March 12, 1899 60° 20.42′ N., 25° 42.30′ E., approx. At 10:30 in [...]
Angra dos Reis
AngriteType of evolved achondrite meteorite that represent some of the earliest stages of asteroidal differentiation [...]
Bilanga
DiogeniteDiogenites belong to the evolved achondrite HED group that also includes howardites and eucrites. They [...]
Arispe
Iron, IC, octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite and [...]
Bondoc
MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]
ALMAHATA SITTA MS-MU-012
Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–augiteHigh-Ca clinopyroxene, (Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO3, that occurs in many igneous rocks, particularly those of basaltic [...]
Almahata Sitta MS-MU-002
EL3 (ELb3/4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° [...]
Almahata Sitta MS-MU-036
Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]
Almahata Sitta
Ureilite Polymict Shallow regolithMixture of unconsolidated rocky fragments, soil, dust and other fine granular particles [...]
Allende
CV3.2 (>3.6)oxA Fell February 8, 1969 26 ° 58′ N., 105 ° 19′ W. At [...]
Almahata Sitta MS-181
Bencubbinite, CBa Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° 30.58′ E. In 2008, October [...]
ACFER 214
CH3 chondrite Found September 30, 1991 27° 41.40′ N., 4° 22.72′ E. In the initial [...]
Abbott
H3–6 Found 1951 36° 18′ N., 104° 17′ W. This meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]
Abee
EH Impact-Melt Breccia (EH4 in MetBull 8) (EHb IMB in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell [...]
Agoult
Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Residual) Found March 2000 30° 33′ N., 4° 54′ W. An 82 [...]
Albin
PallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are igneous [...]
Features that make a tektite desirable or collectable
Like any other collectible, the smallest details are often what distinguish a good specimen from [...]
