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 5206
LL3.05 Purchased October 2007 no coordinates recorded A single weathered (W3) meteoriteWork in progress. A [...]
NWA 4898
Lunar MareBroad low plains surrounded by basin-forming mountains, originally thought to be a sea (pl. [...]
NWA 4801
AngriteType of evolved achondrite meteorite that represent some of the earliest stages of asteroidal differentiation [...]
NWA 4042
AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of chondritic origin and [...]
NWA 4150
L impact-melt rock (H/L6 impact-melt clastA mineral or rock fragment embedded in another rock. Click [...]
NWA 4290
LL3.10 Found March 2004 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 1,101 g was [...]
NWA 4156
H/L6 Purchased before 2006 no coordinates recorded Five paired stones having a combined weight of [...]
NWA 4485
Lunar MaficOne of the two broad categories of silicate minerals, the other being felsic, based [...]
NWA 4590
Angrite Sub-volcanic/Metamorphic Found June 2006 30° 19.025′ N., 4° 56.573′ W. Numerous fragments with a [...]
NWA 4473
Diogenite Polymict click on photo for a magnified view Found 2006 no coordinates recorded A [...]