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.
Wabar
Iron, IIIA, octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite and [...]
Vaca Muerta
MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]
Tektites
TEKTITES AND OTHER IMPACT-RELATED MATERIAL left to right and top to bottom: Quiongshan, Hainan, China [...]
Tafassasset
Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. These [...]
Tagish Lake
C2-ungrouped Fell January 18, 2000 59° 42′ 15.7′ N., 134° 12′ 4.9′ E. Several hundred [...]