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 7325
AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of chondritic origin and [...]
NWA 7397
Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]
NWA 6348
Meta-L (L7 in MetBull 102 [submitted as Achondrite-ung]) Found 2010 no coordinates recorded A stone [...]
NWA 6047
CV3ox or ung (CK3 in MetBull 102) click on photo for a magnified view Found [...]
NWA 6350
AubriteAubrites are named for the Aubres meteorite that fell in 1836 near Nyons, France. They [...]