Cases and Exhibits

UCLA Meteorite Museum

The UCLA Meteorite Museum is located in Room 3697 of the Geology Building. Please direct any questions to meteorites@ucla.edu .

One of the largest collections of its kind in the United States.

The fifth largest meteorite collection in the United States and the largest on the West Coast. Here we offer links to descriptions of high points of the Museum. In addition, a teacher's guide to the museum is available.

Display Cases
Case 1: Kinds of Meteorites Case 2: Carbonaceous and Ordinary Chondrites Case 3: Schlazer Collection Case 4: Impact Effects Case 5: Tektites Case 6: Iron Meteorites and Mesosiderites Case 7: California Meteorites and Meteorwrongs Case 8: Basalts
Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Clark Iron Exhibit 2: Camp Wood and Gibeon Iron Exhibit 3: Old Woman Exhibit 4: Doheny and Ovshinsky Iron
Posters
North Wall Posters West Wall Posters Southeast Wall Posters East Island Posters West Island Posters