Meteorite finds are those meteorites that were found by people, but whose fall was not observed. They may have been on the surface of the Earth even for thousands of years and therefore can have varying amounts of weathering

Meteorite weathering

Meteorite weathering is the terrestrial alteration of a meteorite. Most meteorites date from the oldest times in the Solar System and are by far the oldest material available on our planet...

. They should be distinguished from meteorites called "falls", which were observed during their descent and collected shortly afterwards.

All officially recognised meteorites are listed in the following databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections.

• Meteoritical Bulletin Database
• The NHM Catalogue of Meteorites
• MetBase