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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. ... Expand
Pyroxene Group
Most important group of rock-forming ferromagnesian silicates whose major end members are enstatiteA mineral that [...]
Biblical References to Meteors and Meteorites
The Original Testament and the New Testament offer many examples of possible destruction from the [...]
Orientation and Oriented Meteorites
A meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. [...]
Periodic Table: Geochemical Affinity of Solar System Elements (Goldschmidt Classification)
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Feldspar Group
Feldspars are the most abundant rock-forming silicateThe most abundant group of minerals in Earth's crust, [...]
Amphibole Group
Complex family of hydrous double-chain inosilicate minerals. Amphiboles are common in terrestrial metamorphicRocks that have [...]
Definition: Asteroid, Meteorite, Meteor, Meteoroid, (Dwarf) Planet & Other Terms
Asteroid A 1 m to ~530 km natural irregularly-shaped solid object moving in interplanetary space. [...]
On the Subject of Micrometeorites
Books: For Beginners: Citizen Scientist (musician and overall very cool guy), John Larsen, initiated this [...]
On the Subject of Meteorites
Books for Beginners: (requires very little knowledge of the subject, other than a keen interest [...]
Proper Long-Term Specimen Storage
Proper long-term storage of a meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s [...]
