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Some Meteorite Information

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  • Identifying meteorites
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Identifying meteorites

Meteorite fusion crust

Photos people have sent me of things that look like meteorites, 1

Photos people have sent me of things that look like meteorites, 2

Planetary impact breccias

Basalt

Quartz, calcite, magnetite, and hematite in meteorites

Scratch test

How big are meteorites?

Not every rock that falls from the sky is a meteorite

Density & specific gravity

Regmaglypts

Vesicles, vugs, and amygdules

Metal, iron, & nickel

Metal in ordinary chondrites

Iron-oxide concretions and nodules 1

Streak

Slag

Meteorwrongs

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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