Stony-iron meteorites consist of almost equal parts iron-nickel metal and silicate minerals including precious and semi-precious gemstones. They are considered some of the most beautiful meteorites.

The Earth is a wondrous place, but some of the most stunning things sometimes come from off-world. Take, for example, ...

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...

IN our communication it was pointed out that it is possible to estimate a cosmic-ray exposure age for a meteorite from a measurement of the stable rare gas contents alone. The difficulty with such ...

Iron meteorites are rare, however, especially in Antarctica. Less than 1% of all the space rocks recovered in searches on the continent are of the metal type, compared with about 5% elsewhere in ...

As early as 3,000 BC in Egypt, people found iron-rich rocks scattered across the dry landscape and realised they were different. The ancient Egyptians used these meteorites to create high status ...

The meteorite's composition is rich in iron and crystallized minerals known as chondrules and it came out to be an incredibly rare specimen. Shockingly, only 17 meteorites have ever been recorded ...

Preservation is key when it comes to objects that have been lying in wait for thousands of years to be discovered, so many types of ... was consistent with iron found in meteorites which fought ...

Chemists at Stanford University found that different meteorite types share the same distinct fingerprint of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ... Astronomers theorize the parent body experienced a ...

The dagger also contained between 10 to 12 percent nickel, with the main ingredient being octahedrite, one type of iron meteorite. Analysis of the dagger by the team confirmed the existence of ...

and the closest analogue we have are iron meteorites. So it made sense to name a mineral after her and recognise her contributions to science," said Prof Chris Herd who curates the University of ...