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NEW METEORITE AND TEKTITE BOOKS
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Below are descriptions covering new books we feel are of special interest to the meteorite and tektite collector.

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“A COLOR ATLAS OF METEORITES IN THIN  SECTION”
By Dante S. Lauretta and Marvin Killgore, 301 pages, 10 X 7 1/4”, cloth binding.  Included are 414 color photographs and 11 line diagrams. This is the first photographic survey of meteorites in thin sections.  Nearly every known stony meteorite type is included.  The book is organized by classification and sub-type, from primitive chondrites LL3.0, to planetary achondrites.  The first section of the book is dedicated to the ordinary chondrites, followed by the enstatite, carbonaceous, K, and R chondrite classes.  The next two sections of the book cover primitive and evolved achondrites.  A data block is presented with each meteorite that gives its name, the locality from which it originated, its classification, shock and weathering grades if known, and the source of the thin section photographed.  Each classification is presented in six views.  The first two are overviews (10mm - 25mm) in cross-polarized and plane-polarized light, followed by four low magnification views with plane-polarized, cross-polarized, reflected-light and BSE (Back Scattered Electron) images.  Assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of thin sections and meteorite science.  Although each chapter gives the encapsulation of the grouping of the type, a brief description of each of the meteorites chosen to represent the classification is given with brief notations and comments on the selected photographs. “A Color Atlas of Meteorites in Thin Section” is a comprehensive reference for anyone interested in meteorites, mineralogy, or petrology.   Published by the Golden Retriever Press, and Southwest Meteorite Press, Arizona, April 2005.
Order Item BK4995  
Shipping weight 3 pounds
Price:  $98.00

"ARN’S HISTORY OF METEORITES"
By Kenneth Regelman, 368 pages, 9 X 6”, pictorial soft cover. This is the most up to date compilation, covering all known falls and finds of meteorites, since the “Catalogue of Meteorites” was published by the British Museum (NH) in 1984. The “ARN’S History of Meteorites” lists over 3,000 meteorites, alphabetically, by exact location, gives the find or fall date, the classification, total known weight, and includes additional important information and facts about each meteorite. Information is provided for all known finds/falls, through July 1997! This book is a must have for anyone interested in buying, selling, collecting, and research on meteorites! Published by the Astronomical Research Network, Maplewood, MN, l997.  
Shipping weight: 2 pounds
Order Item BK5000 
Price: $75.00 

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER

"SPACE ROCKS" -- the first CD-ROM based entirely on meteorites and meteorite craters! The "Space Rocks" CD-ROM, produced by the Astronomical Research Network, contains a multimedia set of five electronic books with hundreds of pages of text, over 1,000 pictures, sound, and movies. With windows based software, the electronic books cover the following topics: the history of meteorites, Antarctic meteorites, terrestrial impact crater list, Robert Haag's Field Guide of Meteorites, as well as an introduction to the Swiss Meteorite Lab. Tips are also given on how to find and identify meteorites, plus much more. For a limited time, the ARN is offering "Space Rocks" F R E E with the purchase of the "ARN's History of Meteorites". Computer and equipment required to be able to run "Space Rocks": CD reader, and sound. "Space Rocks" was originally offered for sale @ $149.95.

HERE'S THE SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER:
"ARN'S HISTORY OF METEORITES" book:  Order Item BK5000 $ 75.00
"SPACE ROCKS" CD-ROM:                              Order Item BK5001    F R E E
  Total for both:        $ 75.00

NEW
THE ART OF COLLECTING METEORITES, By Kevin Kichinka, 8 1/2” X 5 1/2”, 219 pages, illustrated with line drawings, several B & W plus numerous color photos, soft cover.  This is the first book dedicated solely to the theory and methodology of collecting meteorites. The hobby’s evolution is covered from its earliest beginnings among the “rich, royal or religious” to the advent of the internet, with more than 100 meteorite dealers advertising, worldwide.  The author’s strategies on how to purchase highest-quality specimens at the most favorable prices are clearly outlined, and a new tool for price determination is introduced. This guide offers advice on care and first aid for your specimens, compares the materials involving their display and affecting their preservation, and suggests an integrated system for cataloguing holdings.  Select contributions by the author to the acclaimed quarterly “Meteorite!” magazine are reprinted, including the reports of his expeditions to discover Bolivia’s first authenticated meteorite.  The “Timeline of Historical Meteoritical Events” chapter transports the reader on a breathtaking ride through history that will fire the imagination and enhance the knowledge of every researcher, dealer and collector.  “The Art of Collecting Meteorites” offers the author’s unvarnished observations to help the collector understand and harness the forces driving the marketing of these visitors from space.  Published by Bookmasters, 2005.
Shipping weight: 2 pounds
Order Item: BK5003
Price:  $21.95

"THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF METEORITES"
By: O. Richard Norton
Beautifully illustrated with over 150 full color photographs, 354 pages, 11" X 9", hard cover. "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites" provides a thorough guide to the study of these fascinating extraterrestrial rocks – our only contact with materials from beyond the Earth-Moon system. Using well-known petrologic techniques, this book reveals in vivid color the extraordinary external and internal structures of meteorites. The book is also an invaluable guide to assist field collectors in recognizing the many classes of meteorites. Additionally, it is an excellent reference source for students, teachers, and scientists. Data provided includes information on cosmic dust particles, the phenomenon of the fall of meteorites, detailed descriptions of every meteorite type, a listing of terrestrial impact crater sites, information on catastrophic impacts on Earth (Tunguska, Chicxulub crater, etc.), recent fall and find data, and details regarding important meteorite collections. A discussion of asteroids includes the last images taken by the NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft as it descended onto the asteroid Eros in February 2001. Several appendices at the end of the book cover such topics as the classification of meteorites, preparing and etching iron meteorites, testing a meteorite for nickel, and a summary of meteorites by classification. Finally, there is a 7 page glossary of meteorite terms, followed by a general index, and an index of all of the meteorites discussed in the book. The author has devoted is life to the study of astronomy and meteorites – he is a fellow of the Meteoritical Society, the author of the best-selling book "Rocks from Space", and a contributing editor to the popular journal entitled "Meteorite". Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Shipping weight: 5 pounds
 Order Item BK5005
Price: $75.00

"CATALOGUE OF METEORITES" – Fifth Edition
By Monica M. Grady, The Natural History Museum, London, England
Includes 690 pages, 11 1/4" X 8 3/4" size, heavyweight cloth binding with pictorial cover.
This Fifth Edition of the Catalogue of Meteorites will, like previous editions, become an essential reference volume for all those with an informed interest in meteorites. The volume is a complete catalogue of all authenticated meteorites, and gives information on their classification and chemistry. It is the definitive, descriptive list of The Natural History Museum, London, which maintains the official world database of all known meteorite falls and finds. Much of the older nomenclature has been discontinued, and the various classification groups have been expanded and updated to bring the Catalogue of Meteorites up to date with current scientific knowledge. It includes the 10,000 new specimens recovered since publication of the fourth edition, including many hundreds of new finds from Antarctica, the Nullarbor Region of Australia, 101 new finds from New Mexico (USA), and all of the recent finds from the Sahara Desert. The very useful summary pages covering meteorites by classification and geographical listing, as well as the lists of all known meteorites by classification and geographical location, have been updated to include all finds and falls through December 1999.

The format for each entry is as follows:
  • Name / Location.
  • Fall / Find information, including latitude and longitude.
  • Classification.
  • Synonym(s).
  • Recovered weight, and discussion / details of recovery, where available.
  • Journal where data was first reported.
  • Distribution in major collections.
  • List of specimens in The Natural History Museum collection.

An important development is the addition of a CD-Rom to accompany the book, which includes greatly expanded information (literature references and analytical data for each meteorite), and an important search facility. This can be used on any PC running Windows 95 or higher; 60MB disk space, 32MB RAM, super VGA monitor or better. Features for the CD-ROM include:

  • Over 22,000 records.
  • A complete list of all known meteorites up to December 1999.
  • Literature references from major meteorite journals.
  • Mineralogical, chemical and isotopic data.
  • Fully searchable.
  • Allows report generation.
  • Data exportable to spreadsheet or text files.

This Fifth Edition of the Catalogue of Meteorites is THE major reference volume for everyone interested in meteorites: professional scientists, meteoriticists, collectors, dealers and academic libraries. Monica M. Grady is the head of the Petrology and Meteoritics Division in the Department of Mineralogy at The Natural History Museum (NHM), London. Published by the Cambridge University Press, London, 2000.
Shipping weight: 6 pounds
Order Item BK5015
Price: $260.

NEW
THE HANDBOOK OF COLORADO METEORITES, By Matthew L. Morgan, Colorado Geological Survey, 8 1/2” X 5 1/2”, 40 pages, illustrated with tables, line drawings, several B & W plus numerous color photos of meteorite specimens, soft cover.  The purpose of this book is to describe the general features of meteorites, and to list those that have been found in the State of Colorado.  The first chapter covers classification of meteorites.  The author presents the data in table format, breaking down the basic meteorite groups and explaining the classification guidelines in detail.   Chapter 2 includes data on how to recognize meteorites, with a short summary of external and internal features of specimens to look for, in the field search for meteorite specimens.  A summary of important characteristics of meteorites is included.  The third chapter contains updated listings of all Colorado meteorites as of 1999, and includes a two page map of the state showing the location of each find / fall.  A three page glossary of meteorite related terms is included.  All copies are autographed by the author.  This is Special Publication #49, Colorado Geological Survey, Division of Minerals & Geology, Dept. of Natural Resources, Denver, Colorado, published in 2000.
Shipping weight:  1 pound
Order Item:  BK5017
Price:  $10.00

 



METEORITES – SECOND EDITION, By Dr. Alain Carion, University of Paris, 9 1/2” X 6 1/4”, 36 pages, illustrated with line drawings, tables, B & W photos, soft cover.  Translated from the French by Anne Black, Impactika.  This excellent quality, soft cover booklet contains an amazing amount of basic information for the collector.  Topics covered include historical background of early finds of meteorites dating to as early as 3200 B.C., origin of meteorites, classification, information about fakes and pseudo-meteorites, the age of meteorites, and the effects and consequences of impacts.  Special condensed reports cover selected impact sites, lunar meteorites, tektites, the disappearance of the dinosaurs, and the origin of life.  The front cover of the book has a color photograph of an attractive specimen of the Class IIB meteorite which fell at Sikhote-Alin, Russia on February 12, 1947.  An exceptional aerial color photograph of Meteor Crater, Arizona, blanketed with a winter snow fall, is featured on the back cover (see the second illustration at the left).
Published by the author, and printed in France.
Shipping weight: 1 pound
Order Item: BK5019
Price:  $12.00

 


 

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