David Weir: Meteorite Studies

Chassigny

Martian ChassigniteThe group is part of the SNC martian trio and named after the meteorite [...]

Carver

Iron, IIAB, recrystallized hexahedriteOne of the main types of iron meteorites composed almost entirely of [...]

Carbo

Iron, IID, octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite and [...]

Chinga

Iron, IVC, ataxite (Iron-ung in MetBull) Found 1913 51° 3′ 30′ N., 94° 24′ 0′ [...]

Clover Springs

MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]

Boriskino

CM2, polymict brecciaGeneral term for all breccias that are neither monomict nor dimict. Modified from [...]

Bonita Springs

H5 Found 1938, recognized 1956 26° 16′ N., 81° 41′ W. This ordinary chondriteWork in [...]

Brewster

L6 Found 1940 39° 15′ N., 101° 20′ W. In 1940, a single stone meteoriteWork [...]

Bruderheim

L6 Fell March 4, 1960 53° 54′ N., 112° 53′ W. A bolideA very bright [...]

Camel Donga

Eucrite Polymict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) Found January 1984 30° 19′ S., 126° 37′ [...]

Brenham

Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous metalElement that readily forms cations and has metallic bonds; sometimes said [...]

Canyon Diablo Graphite Nodule

Iron, IAB complex, main group Found 1891 Studies have shown that trace elementSubstance composed of [...]

Cape York

Iron, IIIA, octahedriteMost Common type of iron meteorite, composed mainly of taenite and kamacite and [...]

Bencubbin

CBa, bencubbinite Found July 30,1930 30° 45′ S., 117° 47′ E. A mass of 54.2 [...]

Beenham

L5 Found 1937 36° 13′ N., 103° 39′ W. Many individual stones and fragments of [...]

Beeler

LL6 Found 1924 38° 32′ N., 100° 13′ W. This brecciated meteoriteWork in progress. A [...]

Bison

LL6 Impact-Melt Breccia (LL6 in MetBull 62) Found 1958 38° 18′ 24′ N., 99° 42′ [...]

Bjurbole

L/LL4 Fell March 12, 1899 60° 20.42′ N., 25° 42.30′ E., approx. At 10:30 in [...]

Angra dos Reis

Angrite Pyroxenite PlutonicGeology: Igneous intrusive body that forms when magma is injected into host rocks [...]

Bilanga

DiogeniteDiogenites belong to the evolved achondrite HED group that also includes howardites and eucrites. They [...]

Arispe

Iron, IC, octahedrite Found 1896 30° 20′ N., 109° 59′ W. Two masses of 116 [...]

Bondoc

MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]

ALMAHATA SITTA MS-MU-012

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–augiteHigh-Ca clinopyroxene, (Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO3, that occurs in many igneous rocks, particularly those of basaltic [...]

Almahata Sitta MS-MU-002

EL3 (ELb3/4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° [...]

Almahata Sitta MS-MU-036

Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]