Judging quality
Look for a dark fusion crust, a lighter interior with visible metal flecks, and chondrules on a cut face. A magnet responds; a streak on porcelain should be absent or faint. Terrestrial slag streaks strongly and often has bubbles.
Meteorite
Chondrite Meteorite
The most common meteorite type and the oldest rock anyone can hold: stony material containing chondrules, millimetre droplets of melt that condensed 4.56 billion years ago before the planets existed.
Care
Keep dry; iron content rusts in humidity. Silica gel in the display case.
History & lore
The Chelyabinsk fall of 2013 was recorded on hundreds of dashcams and is the best-documented meteorite event in history.
Cultural history, recorded as tradition rather than as medical or scientific claim.
Common questions about Chondrite Meteorite
- What is Chondrite Meteorite?
- The most common meteorite type and the oldest rock anyone can hold: stony material containing chondrules, millimetre droplets of melt that condensed 4.56 billion years ago before the planets existed.
- How hard is Chondrite Meteorite and what is it made of?
- Chondrite Meteorite is a Meteorite-family mineral with the composition Silicates with Fe-Ni. It crystallizes in the — system and rates 5-6 on the Mohs hardness scale. It occurs in grey, brown, black.
- Where does Chondrite Meteorite come from?
- Notable localities for Chondrite Meteorite include Northwest Africa, Antarctica, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Kansas, USA.
- How do you tell good Chondrite Meteorite from filler?
- Look for a dark fusion crust, a lighter interior with visible metal flecks, and chondrules on a cut face. A magnet responds; a streak on porcelain should be absent or faint. Terrestrial slag streaks strongly and often has bubbles.
- How do you care for Chondrite Meteorite?
- Keep dry; iron content rusts in humidity. Silica gel in the display case.
See it in person
Photographs only go so far
Both rooms are open six days a week, and there is always someone happy to pull pieces out of the case so you can compare them under the light.