Bands are formed by varying levels of nickel. There can be wide variation in the texture and mix of minerals present within iron meteorites, which will produce many groups and subtypes. Stony-iron ...

The story of the Chinguetti meteorite is a very compelling mystery. The 4.5-kilogram (10 pound) stony-iron rock was ...

you can exchange it for another meteorite or receive a financial compensation. Most recently, a rare stony-iron meteorite from Lieksa was donated to the national collections of Luomus by the finder in ...

In 1954 in Alabama, a meteorite the size of a grapefruit crashed through a roof, bounced off a radio and hit Anne Hodges as she sat in her living room. Luckily she got away with just bruising and ...