Meteorite Hunting In The Desert

Most people don’t know you can own a meteorite much less find one practically in your own back yard.
If you live in the southwest U.S. you are in prime meteorite hunting territory. This area of the country lends itself to the preservation of meteoritical material. Because of the southwest’s arid climate, and low annual rainfall, [...]

How To Identify Meteorites

Small Chondrite Meteorite With Fusion Crust

Identifying Meteorites: Let’s say you dig something up or find a rock laying around that you think might be a meteorite. You know it’s not a regular rock because it’s got what looks like fusion crust, it’s also magnetic, and has thumbprints or regmaglypts. Is it heavier than a normal [...]

How To Find Meteorites

Meteorite Hunting
How To Find Meteorites
(Revised 2010 Edition)
by Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
Most people don’t know you can own a meteorite much less find one practically in your own back yard. There’s a very good chance there’s been meteorites found very near where you are right now. There’s been over 50,000 meteorites found in the world [...]

Where To Find Meteorites

The best place to look for and find meteorites are in arid climates, deserts are a perfect environment for meteorites.
Meteorites contain iron (chondrites) and some (about 5%) are iron, hence iron meteorite. Most people when they are introduced to meteorites think of iron meteorites because they “look” more like people think they should look. Take [...]

How Much Are Meteorites Worth?

Meteorites are worth a lot of money! They are more rare than gold and some are even more valuable than diamonds. Some meteorites are priceless scientific and cultural treasures, and though some meteorites hold this high value, the majority aren’t worth much at all. This seems counter intuitive and doesn’t make much sense does it? [...]

11 Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!

11 Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!
by Eric Wichman
Below you’ll find a list of reasons why everyone should own a meteorite.
(If you have something to add let me know)
1. It’s A Meteorite! – A 100% genuine rock from space. How many people can say they own one?
2. Meteorites Are Cool. – It’s just plain [...]

What is a Meteorite?

What Is A Meteorite?
by Eric Wichman
If you’ve ever wanted to know what the difference between a meteorite, meteoroid, and meteor is, here are some basic facts in order of appearance.
 
A meteoroid floats through space until the Earth’s gravity pulls it into our atmosphere. Once it enters our atmosphere it begins to heat up due to [...]

Meteorite Articles

Below You will find a collection of articles I’ve written and links to other meteorite related articles on the internet.
WHAT IS A METEORITE?
11 REASONS EVERYONE SHOULD OWN A METEORITE
HOW MUCH ARE METEORITES WORTH?
WHERE TO FIND METEORITES
HOW TO FIND METEORITES
HOW TO IDENTIFY METEORITES
METEORITE HUNTING IN THE DESERT
NEW ARTICLE: Hunting The Franconia [...]

Hunting The Gold Basin & Franconia Strewnfields

Hunting The Gold Basin & Franconia Strewnfields
2 Days, 2 Strewn Fields, 2 Meteorites
January 19th & 20th 2008
by Eric Wichman        
Wow! That’s all I can say. What a great meteorite hunting adventure! My girlfriend Jaime and I took a trip out to Arizona to hunt for meteorites in the Franconia and Gold Basin strewn-fields in January 2008 [...]

Stony Iron Meteorites

 
Stony Iron Meteorites (Mesosiderite & Pallasite) Stony Iron Meteorites are in a category by themselves. In this category you’ll find Pallasite meteorites, mesosiderites. Pallasites are iron meteorites with large numbers of olivine crystals scattered throughout the nickel iron matrix of the meteorite.
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Some pallasites like the Esquel Pallasite, have gem quality olivine crystals. Mesosiderites [...]