Descriptive Terms

Members within any organization, community or discipline must be able to communicate using consistent language. Meteorite descriptions still use terms that due to vague definitions can create problems when transferring (selling or trading) ownership of a specimen to another person. Use of these ambiguous terms is most often an innocent mistake, however in order to increase confidence in the authenticity of meteorites the GMA is seeking to create standard terminology to reduce conflict and increase clarity within the meteorite community.

These terms may be used by anyone in the meteorite community and they are strongly encouraged to be used by our members.

Pair & Pairing(s)

Finds from Dense Collection Area (DCA) Strewn Fields When a meteorite is found in a Dense Collection Area (DCA) and then classified, oftentimes some or…

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