Meteorite Verification Request Form
Important Specimen Identification Policies
- We must see the specimen itself, or at least a small part of it, to be able to verify that it is a meteorite.
- We are not responsible for samples in transit to/from us. We strongly recommend that all samples be sent to us via a service that provides delivery confirmation, tracking, and insurance.
- The Center only accepts one sample per person at a time.
- Sample testing may take up to 6 months. We cannot guarantee a specific testing date or time.
- Do not bring your specimen to the Center in person. This will not speed identification of your specimen.
- Repeatedly contacting the Center to check on your specimen only slows the identification process, as it keeps us on the phone rather than in the laboratory.
- We will not identify specimens purchased from a dealer, commercial vendor, auction house, etc. The goal of the Center’s identification service is to identify new specimens, not confirm claims made by other establishments.
Today's date:
Name:
Address (street, city, state, zip):
Daytime phone:
Email:
Date of fall/find:
Location of fall/find (county, state, description of site):
Description of fireball, if applicable:
Please send this completed form, along with your sample (or a small piece), to:
- Center for Meteorite Studies
- Arizona State University
- PO Box 872504
- Tempe, AZ 85287-2504
OR, for Fed Ex shipments:
- Center for Meteorite Studies
- Arizona State University
- Tempe Campus
- Phys. Sci. F-wing
- Room F686
- Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
