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This is a great book for any person interested in meteorites. It has all the basics about meteorites, meteorite hunting and identification along with great photos. This book is a 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" paper back with 72 pages. See the table of contents below. Alain Carion, author.
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Meteorites:
Table of Contents
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A Few Definitions
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4
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Historical Background
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4
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Meteorite Characteristics
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7
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Hunting for Meteorites
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9
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Origin: Accretion and Impacts
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11
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Extraterrestrial Origin of Meteorites
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12
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Differentiated and Undifferentiated Meteorites
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12
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Classification
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12
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Undifferentiated Meteorites or Chondrites
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13
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Differentiated Meteorites
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16
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Achondrites
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16
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Iron Meteorites
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17
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Stony-Iron Meteorites
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21
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Which Meteorites come from which Asteroids?
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22
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The Exploration of Space
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23
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Meteor-Wrongs
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24
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The Age of Meteorites
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25
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Impacts: Effects and Consequences
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26
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Impacts in Space
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27
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Field of Craters in Egypt
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28
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Meteor Crater, Arizona (USA)
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30
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Rochechouart-Chassenon, France
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31
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Tektites
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33
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Impact Glass
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35
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Impact Breccia
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36
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Tunguska
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37
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Perseids and Leonids
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38
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A Few Meteorites to Dream About
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38
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Ensisheim
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38
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Allende
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41
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Meteorites from Mars, SNCs
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43
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Lunar Meteorites
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45
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News-Worthy Meteorites
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46
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The End of Dinosaurs
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69
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Panspermia
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70
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Conclusion
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71
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To Know More
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71
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