This hardbound book is printed on 70 lb. Published by Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1991. This excellent book contains a wealth of information about meteorites and their science, written by two experts from the British Museum in London. Topics covered by the authors include the classification and age of meteorites, asteroids, comets, Antarctic meteorites, micrometeorites, and much more, all written in a simplified and generally easy to understand format, and of a high scientific caliber. In this way, the author uses his subject as a key to unlocking the secrets of orbiting worlds, such as asteroids, planets, and the Moon, all from which meteorites are thought to originate.
Special emphasis is placed upon the chondrites, achondrites, iron, and stony-iron meteorites.
A short appendix of minerals found in meteorites is incuded, as well as a fairly comprehensive 8-page glossary of terms relative to understanding all phases of the study of meteorites, their composition, and their origins. Published by the Cambridge University Press, 1987. This book is a condensed compilation of data taken from older references, and has been updated with all known finds and falls through December 2000. In the introduction to Meteorites From A to Z , Dr. Alain Carion covers the definition of meteorites, origin and age of meteorites, as well as listing and clarifying the currently accepted scientific definitions of the different classifications of meteorites. The bulk of the text provides an Alphabetical Listing of all known meteorite falls and finds.