Good Books & Suggested Reading

An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites (6th Edition) - Written by  J. Lawrence Smith (British Museum)

Catalogue of Meteorites (5th Edition) - Written by Monica Grady et al.

For a Fistful of Rocks – Arid Zone Meteorite Prospection. Volume 1: From The Ténéré to Western Sahara - Written by Svend Buhl

Meteorite Craters - Written by Kathleen Mark

Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures of the Earth - Written by Paul Hodge

Meteorite Mineralogy (Cambridge Planetary Science) - Written by Alan E. Rubin; Chi Ma

Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World - Written by Dean Gregory

Meteorite: The Stones From Outer Space That Made Our World - Written by Tim Gregory

Meteorites & Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure From Space - Written by Geoffrey Notkin

Meteorites (Introductory text) - Written by Caroline Smith; Sara Russell; Gretchen Benedix

Meteorites and Their Parent Planets - Written by Harry Y. McSween Jr.

Meteorites, Ice and Antarctica – A Personal Account - Written by William Cassidy

Meteorites: A Collector’s Guide - Written by Bruce L. Stinchcomb

Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time - Written by Alex Bevan; John de Laeter

Meteorites: The Story of Our Solar System - Written by Caroline Smith; Sara Russell; Natasha Almeida

Meteorito: Guía de Campo (Spanish) - Written by CSIC Editorial

Meteoritos (Spanish) - Written by Josep M. Trigo Rodríguez

Meteoritos (Spanish) – falta autor - Written by CSIC Editorial

Meteors & Meteorites: An Introduction to Meteoritics - Written by David C. Knight

Principles of Meteoritics - Written by E. L. Krinov

Principles of Meteoritics: International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences - Written by E. L. Krinov

Rocks from Space: Meteorites & Meteorite Hunters (Astronomy Series)  - Written by O. Richard Norton; Dorothy S. Norton

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites - Written by O. Richard Norton

The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections: Fireballs, Falls and Finds - Written by G. J. H. McCall; A. J. Bowden; Richard J. Howarth

The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time - Written by Helen Gordon

Traces of Catastrophe: A Handbook of Shock‑Metamorphic Effects in Terrestrial Meteorite Impact Structures

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