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Meteorite Books |
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here to purchase meteorite books from Amazon.com. Just do a search on keyword "meteorite" or search for a specific book. Click the "back" button on your browser to return to IMCA. |
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| Burke,
John, Cosmic Debris: Meteorites in History, 1986, The
University of California Press, 445 pages. |
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| Burke's book is very difficult to find but
it is the most scholarly and authoritative work on the history of meteorites. If you can find a copy and are interested in the topic, GET IT! |
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| Dodd,
Robert T., Thunderstones and Shooting Stars: The Meaning of Meteorites, 1986, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 196 pages. |
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| Grady,
Monica M., Catalog of Meteorites, Fifth Edition, 2000,
Cambridge Press, 689 pages. |
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| The Catalog of Meteorites is THE
most comprehensive catalog of meteorite falls and finds available and is an essential part of any meteoritical library. |
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| Jensen, Michael R., Jensen, William B., and Black, Anne M.
Meteorites from A to Z, Second Edition, 2004, 275 pages. |
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| This spiral-bound book is a scaled down version of the Catalog
of Meteorites, but it is more affordable and still contains a wealth of information such as the meteorite's name, classification, find/fall date, etc. I consider this a "field edition" of the CoM and should be a par tof every collectors library. Note that this book is not available at Amazon.com but can be ordered direct from the authors Jensen Meteorites and Impactika |
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| Kichinka,
Kevin, The Art of Collecting Meteorites, 2005, 232 pages, 40 color photographs - more info |
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| Lewis,
John S., Rain of Fire and Ice: The Very Real Threat of Comet
and Asteroid Bombardment, 1996, Addison Wesley, 236 pages. |
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| McNamera,
Ken and Bevan, Alex, Tektites, 1991, Western Australia Museum, 28 pages. |
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| McSween,
Harry, Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, 1999, Cambridge University Press, 310 pages. |
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| McSween teaches at the University of Tennessee and I highly recommend
this book because it present technical information in a very readable and understandable format. If you don't have it, get it! |
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| Nininger, Harvery, H., Find a Falling Star, 1972, Erickson | |
| This is the famous meteorite hunter/collector/dealer Harvey Nininger's
autobiographical account of his interest in meteorites. This is a very inspirational book for the hunter and collector and I have read it several times through. It is filled with wonderful stories about meteorites and meteorite people. This book is not scientific or technical and that is why it succeeds so well in captivating the reader. Another "must-have" book. |
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| Norton,
O. Richard, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, 2002, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 34 pages. |
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| A wonderfully illustrated book with special attention to thin
sections and the early develpment of the solar system (a favoriate topic of mine). This book belongs on the bookshelf of every meteorite collector! |
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| Norton,
O. Richard, Rocks from Space (2nd ed.), 1998, Mountain Press
Publishing Company, Missoula, Montana, 447 pages. |
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| This is the book that most beginners
turn to to learn about meteorites, and for good reason. A bit technical at times but it is the best introduction to the general field of meteorites! |
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| Web-Based Resources |
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| Meteorite is a great quarterly meteorite publication! |
| This is THE site
devoted to the famous crater in Arizona, USA. |
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| All about Lunar Meteorites from Washington University in St. Louis | |
| Mark Bostick's
site, devoted to finding elusive old newspaper articles about meteorites.
A unique site. |
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| Ron Baalke's JPL site containing just about everything known about Martian meteorites! He also has extensive links to other sites. | |
| Art Jones' website contains a wealth
of information about meteorites: buy/sell/trade information, links, subscription
to a list server (receive daily email about meteorites) and other
information. NOTE : This meteorite mailing list is basically unmoderated. Like the Clint Eastwood movie you will find the good, the bad and the ugly posts. Some posters are excellent, while others use vulgar language, post private emails, libel and criticize each other. So enter with this in mind, this list is NOT recommend for children. |
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| This is David Weir's excellent site devoted to the classification of meteorites. Nice photos and in depth discussion. Contains up-to-date information that you won't even find in books. Highly recommended. | |
| Jim and Paul's very informative website, with content that changes monthly. | |
| Collector
Norbert Classen specializes in Martian and Lunar meteorites. Visit these
sites to see what is one of the largest collections of Martian and Lunar
meteorites in the world. Check out the nice pictures. Simply
amazing! If these meteorites interest you, click on these links
now! |
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| View spectacular
pictures of the asteroid Eros at the Project NEAR
(Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) site. |
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| We encourage you to explore
and learn more about the fascinating field of Meteorites! |
