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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
Most Highly Collected Stony-Iron Meteorites
Seymchan Imilac Brahin Brenham Vaca Muerta
Most Highly Collected Iron Meteorites
Canyon Diablo Sikhote Alin Campo del Cielo Gibeon
Ash Creek Expedition: 6.7g Meteorite Find!
Hunting meteorites is rarely an easy task. Here is a diary of Eric Wichman’s trials [...]
Top 9 Fun Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!
I really like this quote from Hans Christian Anderson, “The whole world is a series [...]
Setting the Right Expectations: Getting an Expert Opinion on Your MeteoRite or MeteorWrong
Like almost all online meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface [...]
Mnemonic to Remember the Planets
The eight planets in our Solar SystemThe Sun and set of objects orbiting around it [...]
Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life (on Other Planets) and Signs of Life in Meteorites
Since the dawn of humanity we’ve gazed upwards toward the stars above and wondered, where [...]
Ethics of Collecting Meteorites
MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. Solid [...]
Meteorite Hunting Laws & Guidelines
MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. Solid [...]
Valera – The Cow Killer
“It was past midnight…there was a strange noise…due to the dark of the night we [...]
TENERE-1 (Provisional)
CR7 or Meta-CR (CR-like in MetBull 86; CR-an in MetBull DB) Found March 2000, 20 [...]
ALMAHATA SITTA ORGANICS
As with other ureilites, Almahata Sitta falls on the carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent the most [...]
NWA 1912
MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]
Denshal Dog Data: Is the Nakhla Dog Real?
Separating Myth from Fact: Is the Nakhla Dog Real? A Personal Analysis By David Weir [...]
Auburn
Iron, IIAB: Compositionally related to group IIG Found: before 1867, Coordinates: 32 ° 37′ N., [...]
Ivuna Meteorite
Carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent the most primitive rock samples of our solar system. This rare [...]
Source Parent Bodies of Meteorite Classes
Asteroidal AcapulcoitePrimitive achondrite that belongs to a small group named after the Acapulco meteorite that [...]
Meteorites with a Question Mark
These meteorites are real meteorites that may have been proven to be another meteorite, have [...]
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Don’t Throw Away that Hot Rock!
Attention metal detectorists and treasure/relic hunters! STOP!!! Don’t throw away any hot rocks until you [...]
Systematics: Lunar Rock Classification
International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks (2001) I. SEDIMENTARY [...]
COPYRIGHT
Many people think U.S. copyright law was created just to protect those who hold the [...]
Desert Varnish
DESERT VARNISH This widespread desert phenomena has been considered by some to be a biogeochemical [...]
NWA 7475
NORTHWEST AFRICA 7475 click on photos for a magnified view
