On Friday I had the opportunity to teach a unit on meteorites to a 6th grade science class. The class was wrapping up a unit on Earth and Space and through my daughter, the teacher was very interested in me bringing in meteorite samples to show the class. I had no idea what to expect [...]
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Interesting pics of new NWA 5437 meteorite
NWA 5437 is the provisional number of the first meteorite I have ever gotten classified. It is classified as a LL3.5 ordinary chondrite.
The LL in the classification stands for low-iron and low metal. These type of meteorites typically have fairly large chondrules. This type of classification is rare and the meteorite also has a low [...]
Tatahouine: new meteorite in my inventory
I finally took a step up and purchased my first lot of Tatahouine. This meteorite is the “green meteorite” due to it’s olive green look. This meteorite is a rare achondrite diogenite. Achondrite is a term that means the meteorite is a rock that has crystallized from a molten state. As [...]