David Weir: Meteorite Studies
DaG 084
Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeoniteLow-Ca clinopyroxene, (Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO3, found as a major mineral in eucrites and shergottites. In [...]
DaG 055
CV3red–anomalous (C3-ung in MetBull 80) Found June 1995 27° 16.03′ N., 16° 25.22′ E. A [...]
Colony
CO3.0 (3.05) Found 1975, approx., recognized 1980 35° 21′ N., 98° 41′ W. A single [...]
DaG 005
CO3.1 (classification reference) Found 1995 27° 09.39′ N., 15° 57.15′ E. Many separate fragments of [...]
Coolidge
C4-ungrouped carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent the most primitive rock samples of our solar system. This [...]
DaG 013
R3.5–6, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]
Conception Junction
PallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are igneous [...]
Chicxulub Impact
Impact glass and spherules in carbonate matrixFine grained primary and silicate-rich material in chondrites that [...]
Cat Mountain
L Impact-Melt Breccia (L5 in MetBull 75) Found 1980/81, recognized 1993 32° 8.9′ N., 111° [...]
Chelyabinsk
L/LL5 Fell February 15, 2013, 9:22 A.M. 54° 49′ N., 61° 07′ E. Visit Svend [...]