Astoria, IIIAB
21.45 kilogram main mass. Photos by Marlin Cilz.
chondrite classification
From the chondrite information page, the petrographic classification scheme works kind of like this: completely altered by water into clay (no known …
Bediasite Tektites
This bediasite was reportedly found several decades ago, and it tips the scale at 49.2 grams. It comes via Mr. and Mrs. …
about us
We started collecting meteorites in the summer of 1998. Within a few years, we came to notice an event that kept recurring: …
Ash Creek, Texas
On February 15th, 2009 at around 11AM local time, a small asteroid entered the atmosphere and broke up over Birome, Texas. Larger …
Correo, H4
This strewn field from New Mexico was discovered in the late 1970s. The total known weight is just a few kilograms, and …
chondrites
Chondrites are the most primitive group of meteorites. They have formation ages dating to at least 4.56 billion years before the present, …
irons
Iron meteorites can be divided into two main groups: those that formed in the cores of large differentiated bodies, and those that …
achondrites
Achondrites are a very diverse goup of meteorites representing a wide range of developmental processes in the Solar System. Some have crystallization …
stony-irons
Stony-iron meteorites are divided into two semi-related groups: mesosiderites and pallasites. Mesosiderites are a somewhat enigmatic group of generally metal-rich meteorites that have an origin …
hunting for meteorites
Hunting for meteorites is fun, and just about anyone can do it. How do you start? Learn about rocks first. Just rocks. …
El Burro, IIAB
The El Burro meteorite is a historic find from a very remote area of Coahuila, Mexico. The area is still almost completely …
Ensisheim, Nördlinger Ries, and Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2015
I really should have taken more photos with people and rocks. I found the camera more often when in the country – …
La Colina, H5
La Colina fell at 11:30 pm local time on March 19, 1924, in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. Following a bright …
Matamoros, H6
This 30.4 kilogram stone came from just South of the border, near the town of Matamoros, Mexico. The owner posted some photos …
Monze, L6
This fall took place in Zambia on October 5, 1950, at ~4:20 am local time. Sonic effects were heard over an area …
NWA 6501, L3
Here’s a cool stone. It has huge chondrules and practically no matrix. Some recent papers have described similar meteorites as “chondrule conglomerates.” …
Tirhert, eucrite
This spectacular eucrite fell on July 9, 2014. I don’t have much to add to the Bulletin write-up: Here’s a beautiful 42 …
Krinov / La Paz Correspondence
In addition to books, Lincoln La Paz saved many of his associated letters and envelopes. Many of them have cool stamps and …
Palca de Aparzo, L5
Oscar Turone visited the location and documented this 1988 fall — per the Meteoritical Bulletin: This 1995 Meteoryt! Magazine article describes the …
Sidi Ali Ou Azza, L4
A bright bolide was seen over Eastern Morocco on July 28, 2015. Hunters set out and managed to find the first fresh …