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H5 Found October 30, 1983 30° 18′ 42′ N., 86° 10′ W. A large, unbroken, [...]

Brachinite Found Summer of 1960 no coordinates recorded A well-oriented, fusion-crusted meteoriteWork in progress. A [...]

AubriteAubrites are named for the Aubres meteorite that fell in 1836 near Nyons, France. They [...]

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

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

Recognized 1840’s Bahia Province, Brazil Terrestrial History The name carbonado, meaning burnt or carbonized in [...]

Iron, IAB complex, Udei Station grouplet Found 1987 35° 0′ N., 98° 20′ W. approx. [...]

Iron, IAB complex, main group Found 1891 35° 3′ N., 111° 2′ W. [...]

PART II ACHONDRITES CONTINUE TO [PART I] Chondrites [PART III] Irons [PART IV] Stony-Irons [PART [...]

PART III IRONS CONTINUE TO [PART I] ChondritesChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for [...]

David Weir: Meteorite Studies