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Fall and find

A fall is a meteorite seen to fall and recovered soon after; a find is one discovered later with no observed fall.

A fall is a meteorite seen to fall and recovered soon after; a find is one discovered later with no observed fall. Falls are fresher and better documented, and command higher prices per gram.

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Stratum Strata. "Fall and find" (Glossary). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/fall-vs-find. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-fall-vs-find,
  title        = {Fall and find},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/glossary/fall-vs-find}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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