Stony meteorites come in various compositions and structures. Some of them represent the oldest material within our solar system. Some of these meteorites - when cut - reveal an inner structure full of chondrules, the very first material that originated as free-floating, molten droplets in space before being accreted by bigger objects like asteroids or planetesimals. Their scientific value is particularly high since the chondrules have not been modified by melting or differentiation in 4.6 billion years, thus preserving, in a very pristine form, the original dust of our early solar system. You can find different kinds of stony meteorites that have fallen in various parts of the world in this section of the meteorite shop.