Meteorites are greatly prized by scientists and the public because of their rarity and origin. Since a meteorite is a stony or metallic body that has fallen to the earth from outer space, it is valuable. Even though the chance of finding a meteorite is exceedingly small, we receive many requests hoping for the positive identification of one.

This publication is meant to provide a summary of meteorites with examples of material that could be mistaken as meteorites. It includes a list of meteorites discovered in Arkansas, steps for initial identification of a meteorite, and photos of both meteorites and "meteor-wrongs".

*Includes: 35 pages, 36 figs.

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