David Weir: Meteorite Studies

Reid 013

Brachinite Found 1991 30° 05′ S., 128° 55′ E. A mass of 330 g was [...]

Renazzo

CR2.4 Fell January 15, 1824 44° 46′ N., 11° 17′ E. At 8:30 P.M. local [...]

Portales Valley

H IMB (metallic melt brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture [...]

Qidong

L/LL5 Fell July 2, 1982 32° 05′ N., 121° 30′ E. A single stone of [...]

SAH 97096

EH3.1–3.4 (EHa3 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Found 1997 y° 01′ 43′ N., x° 32′ [...]

Pillistfer

EL6 (ELa6 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell August 8, 1868 58° 40′ N., 25° [...]

Peña Blanca Spring

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

Perryville

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

Sacramento Wash 005

SULFIDE-IRON from H-chondrite (H-metal recommended in MetBull 93) Found May 18, 2004 34° 44′ 48′ [...]

Orgueil

CI1 Fell May 14, 1864 43° 53′ N., 1° 23′ E. This very rare carbonaceous [...]

Peekskill

H6 Fell October 9, 1992 41° 17′ N., 73° 55′ W. At 7:48 P.M. a [...]

Okechobee

L4 Found 1916 26° 41′ N., 80° 48′ W. Fragments weighing ~1 kg were brought [...]

Park Forest

L5 fragmental brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]

Paragould

LL5 Fell February 17, 1930 36° 4′ N., 90° 30′ W. At about 4:00 in [...]

Parnallee

LL3.7 Fell February 1857 9° 14′ N., 78° 21′ E. On February 28, 1857, at [...]

Pasamonte

AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of chondritic origin and [...]

Old Homestead 001

Howardite Fragmental brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]

Odessa

Iron, IAB complex, main group Found before 1922 31° 43′ N., 102° 24′ W. Over [...]

NWA 11577

Iron, IAB complex, sHL subgroup Found December 2016 no coordinates recorded Two iron masses with [...]

NWA 10503

Meta-CV or -ung ‘CX’ trend (AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor [...]

NWA 7891

CV3-anom or ung Purchased 2012 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 168 g was [...]

NWA 7821

C2-ung or CM2-an Purchased 2012 Eight fragments of a single meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]

NWA 7822

Achondrite-ungrouped (dunite, CV-clan-related) Purchased February 2013 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 45.8 [...]

NWA 11187

Achondrite, ungrouped (ureilite-like) click on photos for a magnified view Purchased 2016 no coordinates recorded [...]

NWA 10463

Angrite Sub-volcanic/Metamorphic click on photos for a magnified view Found 2015 no coordinates recorded A [...]