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.

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NWA 1152

CV3-anomalous (C3-ung in MetBull 86) Found 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 98 [...]

NWA 994 (Provisional)

C3-ungrouped Purchased January 2001 no coordinates recorded Three adjoining fragments constituting a single 22 g [...]

NWA 1222

EL5 purchased 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 2,800 g was found in [...]

NWA 974

E6, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]

NWA 1058

ChondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for ~84% of falls. Chondrites are comprised mostly [...]