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OK, here’s the deal I get hundreds of emails a year from people, (just like almost every other online meteorite hunter/collector/dealer) and some of these emails are from people who no matter what keep insisting their Earth rocks are meteorites. Before you continue reading, this is a PG (parents strongly cautioned) rated post, if you’re [...]
Here’s a collection of the best meteorite resources online to learn how to identify a meteorite. First and foremost you should visit the Meteorite Exchange over at Meteorite.com. This site is PACKED full of good meteorite info. You can learn about meteorite identification on Meteorite-Identification.com. This site is one of the most comprehensive meteorite ID [...]
To understand how to identify a meteorite you must first know the types of meteorites there are. There is a set of identifying characteristics that most meteorites exhibit that will aid in identification. Typically most meteorites contain iron and tend to be magnetic. They are usually heavier and much more dense than ordinary terrestrial stones [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
