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 978
R3.8, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]
NWA 998
Martian NakhliteOne of the Martian SNC meteorites, nakhlites are basaltic cumulate clinopyroxenite rocks, and most [...]
NWA 999
EucriteMost common type of achondrite meteorite and a member of the HED group. Eucrites are [...]
NWA 1068
Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]
NWA 595
Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. These [...]