Bands are formed by varying levels of nickel. There can be wide variation in the texture and mix of minerals present within iron meteorites, which will produce many groups and subtypes. Stony-iron ...

But it’s the bit in between these two extremes where things get interesting – because that’s where we get the stony-iron meteorites (hey, nobody ever accused astronomers of being inventive ...

As an alternative to donating the meteorite or a part of it, you can exchange it for another meteorite or receive a financial compensation. Most recently, a rare stony-iron meteorite from Lieksa was ...