These should produce meteorites that reflect the same makeup. Yet when scientists look at the over 83,000 meteorites collected on Earth, less than one in twenty come from these types.

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

Meteorites are quite rare since most materials in space never come anywhere near the Earth, and of those that do come toward ...

Heritage Auctions will present an eclectic mix of rare meteorites, fossils, and gemstones in a virtual sale that highlights some of Earth’s—and the cosmos’s—most striking natural artifacts.

Gem-quality peridot has been identified in multiple pallasite meteorites, earning it the title of a “gemstone from another ...

But slag often has visible bubbles — and “bubbles are extremely rare in in meteorites.” What’s valuable and fascinating about sorting the “meteorwrongs,” as the scientific community ...

Rare gemstones, prehistoric fossils, crystals, meteorites and more are returning to the bi-annual New Jersey Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show this month. The family-friendly event at the New ...