David Weir: Meteorite Studies

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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′ [...]