Chondrite. Northwest Africa. Note the thick fusion crust.

Friends of Meteorites at Eagle Hill

Members of the Friends of Meteorites are intrigued by meteorites, especially the ones in the growing collection at Eagle Hill. They understand that having a collection of meteorites is the beginning of a fascinating journey in learning about them and where in the universe they may have come from.

Thousands of meteorites are available on ebay.com on an auction or buy-now basis. Intriguing smaller (1–3 inch) whole meteorites and sectioned ones costing $50 or less are readily available by searching for the word, "meteorite". There are, of course, many "showy" ones that cost many hundreds and thousands of dollars, but these are not a primary goal of building our teaching collection.

Members each donate one meteorite to the collection each calendar year by way of their $50 annual membership. Browsing ebay.com is very enjoyable, although a bit bewildering. Members are welcome to confer with the collection manager about ones that intrigue them.

Goals

Instrumentation and techniques ... Near-term goals for the collection are to acquire instrumentation to study meteorites and to work through techniques for properly handling them.