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 1950
Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]
NWA 1839
Meta-CO or -CV (L7 in MetBull 89) Found 2003 no coordinates recorded A 121.8 g [...]
NWA 1814
CBa, bencubbinite Found April 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone of 156 g was [...]
NWA 1840
Enstatite achondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]
NWA 1836
Eucrite Monomict brecciaType of breccia whose clasts are composed of a single (mono-) rock type, [...]