UK Antarctic meteorite hunt bags large haul - bbc.co.uk
Via: bbc.co.uk (Article by Jonathan Amos) via bbc.co.uk The first British-led expedition to gather meteorites in the Antarctic has returned with a haul of 36 space rocks. (bbc.co.uk) The three main types of meteorites according to the Natural History Museum are: iron - almost made of metal stony-iron - has a composition of equal mounts of metal and silicate crystals stony - has mainly silicate minerals Stannern Achondrite via the Natural History Museum