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.

Chemical analysis of an iron dagger found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb has identified the type of meteorite from which the metal was derived — and suggests the knife might have been a gift from ...

A 70-lb. iron meteorite found in the Arizona desert was bought at an online auction for $237,500. (Image credit: Christie's) Metallic meteorites contain mostly iron and nickel, while stony ...

An interesting point in connexion with meteorites is the formation of etched patterns known as Widmanstätten figures. Several attempts have been made to explain these figures, but no satisfactory ...

“This type of meteorite is made from iron, nickel metal and a mineral called olivine. This is a green-yellow iron – magnesium silicate – and it’s really beautiful when the light shines through it,” ...

Although it’s not an everyday event, the discovery of a meteorite fragment isn’t rare; many are found by ordinary people out for a walk along a hiking trail or on a beach somewhere, while ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a meteorite as it was trucking across Mars last week. The iron-nickel meteorite, nicknamed Cacao, is about a foot across and clearly made up of different stuff than ...

This test revealed that it is an iron-nickel meteorite that fell from the Martian sky. Curiosity’s science team dubbed the newfound meteorite “Egg Rock.” These types of meteorites have been ...