David Weir: Meteorite Studies
Brenham
PallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are igneous [...]
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 [...]