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Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Some Meteorite Information

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  • Identifying meteorites
  • Lunar meteorites

Do this first – Self-test checklist

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What to do if you think that you have found a meteorite

Some meteorite realities

Chemical composition of stony meteorites

The St. Louis meteorite

Meteorite numbers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Photos of meteorites in the Washington University collection

Find the meteorite

Meteorite statistics

Where are meteorites found?

in North America

Meteorites from Missouri

Meteorites from Illinois

How are meteorites named?

Prepared by: Randy L. Korotev

Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis

e-mail: korotev@wustl.edu

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