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 2993
Winonaitea partially differentiated asteroid that was disrupted just as it began to form an Fe [...]
NWA 3100
CR6 (Primitive achondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. [...]
NWA 2898
H7 or Meta-H Found 2003 no coordinates recorded A single meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]
NWA 2797
L3.8 Purchased 2005 no coordinates recorded A single unequilibrated chondriteA chondrite with heterogeneous mineral compositions [...]
NWA 2798
L3.2 Purchased 2005 no coordinates recorded Three conjoint fragments of an unequilibrated chondriteA chondrite with [...]
NWA 2965
EL3/6, impact-melt breccia ‘Fossil’ or ‘Paleo’ MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a [...]
NWA 2999
Angrite Plutonic/Metamorphic Purchased August 2004 no coordinates recorded Twelve individual fragments constituting a single meteoriteWork [...]
NWA 2635
Meta-H (Achondrite-ung in MetBull 89) Found 2004 no coordinates recorded A large fragmented stone weighing [...]
NWA 2656
AcapulcoitePrimitive achondrite that belongs to a small group named after the Acapulco meteorite that was [...]
NWA 2775
Acapulcoite, FeO-rich Acapulcoite–LodraniteRare type of primitive achondrite named after the Lodran meteorite that fell in [...]