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PSU | Excellent Portland State University page. Also, an Interactive ID Tool! (Note: to find out what the samples actually are, you have to go go through all test including completely rotating the item and checking its appearance at each turn.) |
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WUSTL | The Washington University in St. Louis provides an excellent meteorite reality checklist as well as a Database of Wrongs with 200+ photo gallery of 'Why these rocks are not Meteorites!' |
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Geoff Notkin's series article in SPACE.COM is a most helpful Introduction to Meteorite Identification: Have You Found a Space Rock with great photos of meteorites and 'wrongs'. |
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Newly reworked ID site from the University of New Mexico with Jeff Kuyken's great photos. |
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The Meteorite Exchange - meteorite identification basics starting with the three types of meteorites. |
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Similar Meteorite testing info for those thinking of auctioning their new found rock. Please have it professionally tested before selling it on Ebay. |
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FOUND A METEORITE? David Weir always gives sage advice to those who think they have a meteorite.
(Testing sites list) |
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Have you found an Aussie Meteorite? Jeff Kuyken's checklist applies to meteorites found anywhere - super pictures. |
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Meteorite Identification and other questions. The Dept. of Geological Sciences,
University of Missouri - Columbia. |
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Ron Hartman list the steps to authenticate and name a meteorite. A METEORITE BY ANY OTHER NAME |
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IMCA's Finding Meteorites has an educational site and lists testing sites (including a SUPER eBay Buyers Guide). |
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The Natural History Museum offers pages of helpful insights on
Meteorites including identification. |
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The BBC and Open University program, Stardate, has posted its promised Become a Meteorite Hunter guide. Also of interest are the results of the 2004 Great British Meteorite Hunt - Was it a Meteorite?. |
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NC Museum of Natural Sciences offers basic ID. |
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Star BitsTest . How did you do? |
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Classification List - Jeff Kuyken's list represents around 7000 Meteorites. excellent photos |
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Meteorite Studies David Weir's
METEORITES: A Systematic Classification Through Photographs - Excellent. |
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Langheinrich Museum of Meteorites has 250+ excellent photos. |
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Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery has excellent photos. |
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AEROLITE GALLERY OF METEORITE PHOTOGRAPHY - check out Geoffrey Notkin's great photos. |
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What is a Lunar Meteorite? Very Good |
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Canadian Ownership and exportation legalities. | ||
Meteorite Ownership Laws - Non-uniform laws. | ||