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 516
Winonaitea partially differentiated asteroid that was disrupted just as it began to form an Fe [...]
NWA 735
CK4 Purchased January 1999 30° 37′ N., 4° 07′ W. Several pieces of this meteoriteWork [...]
NWA 960
Ordinary ChondriteWork in Progress Ordinary chondrites (OCs) are the largest meteorite clan, comprising approximately 87% [...]
NWA 725
Chondrite, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]
NWA 753
R3.9, rumurutiite Found January 2000 coordinates not recorded Multiple fragments weighing together 12 kg were [...]
NWA 773
Lunar Mingled BrecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]
NWA 468
Lodranite anomalous, metal-rich (previously classified as Iron, IAB complex, NWA 468 duo) Purchased before January, [...]
NWA 060
CK5 Purchased August 2000 no coordinates recorded A single 604 g stone was purchased in [...]
NWA 033
C3-ungrouped Found 1999 30° 54′ N., 3° 58′ W. A stone weighing 192 g was [...]
NWA 305
E3 (probably EL3) purchased December 2000 no coordinates recorded A 210 g meteorite was purchased [...]