Stony Meteorites: What to Record

Identification

Official name Text Meteorites & tektites

Name as approved by the Meteoritical Society (Meteoritical Bulletin Database), e.g. Allende, NWA 869.

Classification Text Meteorites & tektites

Group and petrologic type as published, e.g. L6, CV3, Eucrite-mmict, IIIAB, Pallasite (PMG).

Fall or find Choice Meteorites & tektites

Whether the fall was observed or the meteorite was found later.

• Observed fall
• Find

Fall date Date Meteorites & tektites

Date of the observed fall.

Reference link Link Meteorites & tektites

Web page about this object or its reference entry (catalogue, database, sale).

Specimen

Specimen type Choice, or your own Meteorites & tektites

What part of the meteorite this specimen is.

• Complete individual
• Fragment
• Slice
• Part slice
• End cut
• Thin section
• Micromount

Weight (g) Number Meteorites & tektites

Weight of the object (without stand, frame or holder unless noted).

Height (cm) Number Meteorites & tektites

Height, measured upright as the object is meant to stand or hang.

Width (cm) Number Meteorites & tektites

Width, measured from the front.

Depth (cm) Number Meteorites & tektites

Depth, measured from front to back.

Total known weight (kg) Number Meteorites & tektites

Total known weight (TKW) of the meteorite as recorded.

Main mass holder Text Meteorites & tektites

Institution or collection that holds the main mass.

Classification details

Published petrological data.

Shock stage Choice Meteorites & tektites

Shock metamorphism stage of ordinary chondrites (Stoeffler et al.).

• S1 (unshocked)
• S2 (very weakly shocked)
• S3 (weakly shocked)
• S4 (moderately shocked)
• S5 (strongly shocked)
• S6 (very strongly shocked)

Weathering grade Choice Meteorites & tektites

Terrestrial weathering of the metal and sulfides (Wlotzka), W0 fresh to W6 heavily altered.

• W0
• W1
• W2
• W3
• W4
• W5
• W6

Origin

Locality Text Meteorites & tektites

Exact find site, as specific as possible, e.g. quarry, mine and level, beach, outcrop.

Country Text Meteorites & tektites

Country of origin or issue, by its usual English name (historic states as named at the time, e.g. Kingdom of Bavaria).

Coordinates Place Meteorites & tektites

Geographic position of the locality (keep private for sensitive sites).

Collected by Text Meteorites & tektites

Person who collected or excavated the specimen.

Collection date Date Meteorites & tektites

Date the specimen was collected in the field.

Condition

Condition notes Text Meteorites & tektites

Faults, wear and damage in detail.

Certificate / expertise Text Meteorites & tektites

Certificates of authenticity or expert opinions, with issuer, date and number.

Acquisition

How and when the object came into the collection.

Acquisition date Date Meteorites & tektites

Date the object came into the collection.

Acquisition method Choice, or your own Meteorites & tektites

How the object came into the collection.

• Purchase
• Auction
• Gift
• Inheritance
• Exchange / trade
• Self-collected / found
• Commission

Acquired from Text Meteorites & tektites

Seller, auction house (with sale and lot number), donor or place where it was found.

Purchase price Amount Meteorites & tektites

Price paid including fees and premiums.

Provenance Text Meteorites & tektites

Earlier owners and the object's history, oldest first, with sources (labels, invoices, sale catalogues).

Value

Estimated and insured value.

Estimated value Amount Meteorites & tektites

Current market value as estimated.

Valuation date Date Meteorites & tektites

Date of the current value estimate.

Valuation basis Choice Meteorites & tektites

What the estimated value is based on.

• Own estimate
• Recent sales / auction results
• Dealer offer
• Catalogue value
• Professional appraisal
• Insurance valuation

Insured value Amount Meteorites & tektites

Sum the object is insured for.

Collection record

Your own inventory data.

Inventory number Text Meteorites & tektites

Your own number or label for the object, e.g. C-0042, as written on its label or album page.

Storage location Text Meteorites & tektites

Where the object is kept, e.g. room, cabinet, drawer, album and page, box.