Index to Meteorite-related Pages on the Turnstone site
The following table lists the principal meteorite-related
contents of this site, to the date shown at foot of page.
For all other topics, including tektites, impact features and fulgurites, please
see the web site map, and especially the
"Rock of the Month" feature (includes meteorites by class).
Below, you will find photographs and descriptions of 40 or so
meteorites of types common and rare, and also a few "meteorwrongs"
Please note that, as of 31 December 2017, I no longer
offer rock & meteorite
identification services to the general public,
including telephone and e-mail submissions.
I may offer opinions
at mineral shows or official presentations, but for general enquiries, please
consider the experts at institutions such as
the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Alberta - Edmonton. Note: The R.O.M. entertains queries from visitors on rocks, minerals, fossils, gems and suspected meteorites
on six dates each year. See
here for
their current schedule.
Astronaut meets the Precolumbian Aztec calendar in a modern mural
at the Botanic Gardens in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Photo: Mariana Valverde.
The first manned Moon landing was accomplished with the Apollo 11 team's success on 20 July 1969.
Since then, space probes have reached other planets, satellites of other planets, asteroids and comets.
The adventure continues...
Meteorites: a Treasure Trove for the Sciences
for
Scarborough Mineral Club, Scarborough, Ontario,
06 November 2024.
Meteorites: a Treasure Trove for the Sciences,
for
59th Annual Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree, Bancroft, Ontario,
03 August 2024.
The Mineralogy of Meteorites - an independent survey,
for
Geol.Assoc.Canada / Mineral.Assoc.Canada Annual Meeting, Brandon University, Manitoba,
21 May 2024 [by: de Fourestier, J., Wilson, G.C. and Herd, R.K.].
News from the World(s) of Meteorites
for
London Gem, Mineral and Fossil Society,
London, Ontario, 03 November 2022.
Meteorites and the Evolution of the Solar System,
for
Trent University,
Peterborough, Ontario: a Zoom presentation:
talk in class was deferred from 2020, due to COVID-19 precautions, and given on 31 March 2021.
Meteorites and the Evolution of the Solar System,
at the
Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences,
Beijing, 23 April 2018.
See a version of the 2018 (and 2021) shows, a detailed introduction to meteoritics,
here.
This is updated to 2017-2018 --- most subsequent changes can be divined via Met.Bull.
Meteorites and the Evolution of the Solar System,
at
Trent University,
Peterborough, Ontario, 12 March 2018.
Meteorites and the Evolution of the Solar System,
for the
Peterborough Astronomical Association,
Peterborough, Ontario, 02 March 2018.
Meteorites and the Evolution of the Solar System,
for the
Kawartha Region Earth Science, Engineering
and Metallurgy Network, Peterborough, Ontario, 09 January 2018
The 4th May 2014 Fireball, and a Basic Field Guide to Meteorites,
for the
OGS / MNDM Southern Ontario Seminar,
Actinolite, Ontario, 10 June 2014
Spawn of the Shooting Star: a Basic Field Guide to Meteorites,
for the
Trillium Research and Recovery Association,
Orientation Building, Riverdale Park and Zoo, Peterborough, Ontario, 14 April 2014
The Cosmos comes to Visit - the Diverse Realm of Meteorites,
CPSX (Planetary Science) Research Forum,
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 04 October 2013
A Brief Review of Canadian Meteorites, poster, with Phil McCausland and Howard Plotkin,
at the 76th Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Edmonton, Alberta, 01 August 2013
Document posted 08 April 2012, and last updated 28 November 2024.
Links last checked on 12 November 2023.
Please note that, as of 31 December 2017, I no longer
offer rock & meteorite
identification services to the general public,
including telephone and e-mail submissions.
I may offer opinions
at mineral shows or official presentations, but for general enquiries, please
consider the experts at institutions such as
the Royal Ontario Museum (see top of page) and the University of Alberta - Edmonton.
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