David Weir: Meteorite Studies

NWA 974

E6, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]

NWA 1058

ChondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for ~84% of falls. Chondrites are comprised mostly [...]

NWA 978

R3.8, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]

NWA 998

Martian Nakhlite Clinopyroxenite Purchased 2001 no coordinates recorded A 456 g nakhliteOne of the Martian [...]

NWA 999

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) purchased 2001 no coordinates recorded Multiple stones and [...]

NWA 1068

Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]

NWA 595

Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. These [...]

NWA 516

Winonaite (primitive)* (‘W Chondrite’) Found November 2000 no coordinates recorded A small meteoriteWork in progress. [...]

NWA 735

CK4 Purchased January 1999 30° 37′ N., 4° 07′ W. Several pieces of this meteoriteWork [...]

NWA 960

Ordinary Chondrite, type 3, metal-poor (ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or [...]

NWA 725

Chondrite, ungrouped (type 5+) previously Winonaite (primitive) or ‘W Chondrite’ originally AcapulcoitePrimitive achondrite that belongs [...]

NWA 753

R3.9, rumurutiite Found January 2000 coordinates not recorded Multiple fragments weighing together 12 kg were [...]

NWA 773

Lunar Mingled BrecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]

NWA 468

Lodranite anomalous, metal-rich (previously classified as Iron, IAB complex, NWA 468 duo) Purchased before January, [...]

NWA 060

CK5 Purchased August 2000 no coordinates recorded A single 604 g stone was purchased in [...]

NWA 033

C3-ungrouped Found 1999 30° 54′ N., 3° 58′ W. A stone weighing 192 g was [...]

NWA 305

E3 (probably EL3) purchased December 2000 no coordinates recorded A 210 g meteorite was purchased [...]

NWA 032

Lunar Mare Basalt unbrecciated, low-Ti Found October 1999 near 30° 22′ N., 5° 3′ W. [...]

NWA 011

Achondrite, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]

NWA 482

Lunar Feldspathic BrecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]

NWA 176

Iron with silicate inclusions, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically [...]

Murchison

CM2.5 (HydrationReaction of a substance with water. Click on Term to Read More subtype 1.6) [...]

NingQiang

CK3.3 Fell June 25, 1983 32° 55.5′ N., 105° 54.4′ E. At 7:00 in the [...]

Mount Tazerzait

L5 Fell August 21, 1991 18° 42′ N., 4° 48′ E. On an August afternoon, [...]

Naryilco

L/LL6 (or L) Found 1975 28° 41′ S., 141° 59′ E. A mass of 27 [...]