David Weir: Meteorite Studies

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Pluto Walk, Lowell Observatory

This photo was taken September 1990 in Flagstaff, Arizona during a chance meeting between Doug [...]

TENERE-1 (Provisional)

CR7 or Meta-CR (CR-like in MetBull 86; CR-an in MetBull DB) Found March 2000, 20 [...]

ALMAHATA SITTA ORGANICS

As with other ureilites, Almahata Sitta falls on the carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent the most [...]

NWA 1912

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

Denshal Dog Data: Is the Nakhla Dog Real?

Separating Myth from Fact: Is the Nakhla Dog Real? A Personal Analysis By David Weir [...]

Auburn

Iron, IIAB: Compositionally related to group IIG Found: before 1867, Coordinates: 32 ° 37′ N., [...]

Landes (placeholder)

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Systematics: Lunar Rock Classification

International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks (2001) I. SEDIMENTARY [...]

COPYRIGHT

Many people think U.S. copyright law was created just to protect those who hold the [...]

Desert Varnish

DESERT VARNISH This widespread desert phenomena has been considered by some to be a biogeochemical [...]

NWA 7475

NORTHWEST AFRICA 7475 click on photos for a magnified view

Bellsbank Quintet: A New Iron Group

THE BELLSBANK QUINTET: The Consummation of a New Iron Group—IIG The five iron meteorites displayed [...]

Martian Meteorite Ejection Ages

MARTIAN METEORITE EJECTION AGES Diagram credit: R. R. Mahajan, 46th LPSC, #1166 (2015) Diagram credit: [...]

Pneumatolytic Process

PNEUMATOLYTIC METAMORPHISM ‘Instead of the formation of the vugs through an igneous process, i.e., by [...]

Meteorite Studies: Introduction

METEORITES: A Systematic Classification Through Photographs By David Weir (Updated regularly since May 1997) “Where [...]

Methods for Dating the Age of Meteorites

Methods of Dating the Age of Meteorites Meteorites are among the oldest objects we know [...]

Systematics: Enstatite Chondrites – Subgroup Classification

PART I: CHONDRITES, METACHONDRITES PART II: PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITES, ACHONDRITES, STONY-IRONS, IRONS PART III: MARTIAN METEORITES—GEOCHEMICAL [...]

Udei Station

Iron, IAB complex, Udei Station grouplet Fell spring 1927 7° 57′ N., 8° 5′ E. [...]

Toluca

Iron, IAB complex, sLL subgroup Found 1776, known earlier 19° 34′ N., 99° 34′ W. [...]

Sutter’s Mill

CM2.0/2.1 chondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting for ~84% of falls. Chondrites are comprised [...]

Saint Sauveur

EH5 Impact-melt brecciaWork in Progress ... A rock that is a mechanical mixture of different [...]

NWA 7135

F3/4 (forsterite chondriteForsterite Chondrites or F-Chondrites are presently only known as inclusions in other meteorites [...]

NWA 5958

C2-ungrouped (CM-like) (C3.0-ung [2012], C2-ung in MetBull 99) Purchased September 2009 Numerous fragments of a [...]

NWA 3329

DiogeniteDiogenites belong to the evolved achondrite HED group that also includes howardites and eucrites. They [...]

NWA 2968

Diogenite Dunite (UngroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and [...]

NWA 2727

Lunar Mingled Breccia (fragmental breccia with clasts of very low-Ti olivineGroup of silicate minerals, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, [...]

Lamesa

Iron, IAB complex, sLM subgroup Found 1981 32° 53′ N., 101° 53′ W. A single [...]

Knyahinya

L/LL5 Fell June 9, 1866 48° 54′ N., 22° 24′ E. Following detonations, a shower [...]

Ibitira

Eucrite-like basaltic achondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of chondritic [...]

Grayton

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

Eagles Nest

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

Cumberland Falls

Aubrite (main-group) Fell April 9, 1919 36° 50′ N., 84° 21′ W. Several stones fell [...]

Coopertown

Iron, IIIE, octahedrite Found 1860 36° 26′ N., 87° 0′ W. A single wedge-shaped iron [...]

Chinguetti

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

Carbonado

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

Caddo County

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

Canyon Diablo

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

Achondrites

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

Irons

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

Stony Irons

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

Refractory Phases

PART V REFRACTORY PHASES CONTINUE TO [PART I] ChondritesChondrites are the most common meteorites accounting [...]

Classification: Chemical, Isotopic and Structural Trends

PART VI CHEMICAL, ISOTOPIC, & STRUCTURAL TRENDS FOR CLASSIFICATION CONTINUE TO [PART I] ChondritesChondrites are [...]

ALH 84001

OrthopyroxeniteA rock composed primarily of orthopyroxene. Non-terrestrial orthopyoxenites include diogenites and a single martian meteorite, [...]

Systematics: Chondrites & Metachondrites Classification

PART II: PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITES, ACHONDRITES, STONY-IRONS, IRONS PART III: MARTIAN METEORITES—GEOCHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION PART IV: DIOGENITES—IUGS [...]

Systematics: Achondrites, Primitive Achondrites, Irons & Stony Irons Classification

PART I: CHONDRITES, METACHONDRITES PART III: MARTIAN METEORITES—GEOCHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION PART IV: DIOGENITES—IUGS TAXONOMY PART V: [...]

Systematics: Martian Meteorites – Geochemical Classification

PART I: CHONDRITES, METACHONDRITES PART II: PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITES, ACHONDRITES, STONY-IRONS, IRONS PART IV: DIOGENITES—IUGS TAXONOMY [...]

Systematics: Diogenites – Classification Based on IUGS Taxonomy

PART I: CHONDRITES, METACHONDRITES PART II: PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITES, ACHONDRITES, STONY-IRONS, IRONS PART III: MARTIAN METEORITES—GEOCHEMICAL [...]

Chondrites

PART I CHONDRITES CONTINUE TO [PART II] Achondrites [PART III] Irons [PART IV] Stony-Irons [PART [...]

Pallasites: A Rare View (Part 1)

PALLASITES: A Rare View The pallasites displayed on this page are seldom represented in private [...]

Pallasites: A Rare View (Part 2)

PALLASITES: A Rare View Part II The pallasites displayed on this page are seldom represented [...]

The Legend of the Nakhla Dog

A legend has been perpetuated in the meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching [...]

Have You Found a Meteorite?

If you think that you might have found a candidate meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]

Indicators of a Mercurian Meteorite

representative presently unknown Mercury is an igneous, differentiated planetary body thought to have undergone initial [...]

Collisional Disruption of a Primary Planetary Body

Collisional Disruption of a Primary Planetary Body On one scale of Solar System history, the [...]

Zakłodzie (Zaklodzie)

Primitive Enstatite Achondrite or EL melt rock or E chondriteChondrites are the most common meteorites [...]

Zag (B)

Achondrite, ungrouped (brachinite-like) Found 1999 no coordinates recorded An oriented, fusion-crusted stone weighing 300 g [...]

Weatherford

CBa, bencubbinite Found 1926, recognized 1940 35° 30′ N., 98° 42′ W. A mass of [...]

Zag

H3–6 Fell August 4 or 5, 1998 ~27° 20′ N., 9° 20′ W. This fall [...]

Yilmia

EL6 (ELa6 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Found 1969 31° 11′ 30′ S., 121° 32′ [...]

Zagami

Martian ShergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of plagioclase (or a shocked [...]

Woodbine

Iron, IAB complex, Pitts grouplet Found Spring 1953 42° 20′ 48′ N., 90° 10′ 6′ [...]

Whitecourt

Iron, IIIAB, octahedrite Found July 1, 2007 53° 59′ 57′ N., 115° 35′ 51′ W. [...]

Willamette

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

Tierra Blanca

Winonaitea partially differentiated asteroid that was disrupted just as it began to form an Fe [...]

Vigarano

CV3.3 (3.1–3.4)red Fell January 22, 1910 44° 51′ N., 11° 24′ E. At 9:30 P.M. [...]

Tucson

Iron, ungrouped (silicated, possibly unique member of CR chondrite clan) Found 1845 31° 51′ N., [...]

Tieschitz

H/L3.6 Fell July 15, 1878 49° 36′ N., 17° 7′ E. A single 27.4 kg [...]

NWA R-Type (Unclassified)

R chondrite breccia, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes [...]

NWA Eucrite (Unclassified)

Eucrite, monomict (tentative classification) Found 2006 coordinates not recorded A single 16 g stone covered [...]

Vermillion

Pyroxene Pallasite Vermillion grouplet Found May, 1991, recognized 1995 39° 44.18′ N., 96° 21.68′ W. [...]

Tombigbee River

Iron, IIG (Compositionally linked to group IIAB) Found 1859 32° 14′ N., 88° 12′ W. [...]

Wabar

Iron, IIIA, octahedrite Found 1863 21° 30.25′ N., 50° 28.30′ E. A massive meteoric aerial [...]

Vaca Muerta

Mesosiderite, group 1A Found during or before 1861 25° 45′ S., 70° 30′ W. approx. [...]

Tektites

TEKTITES AND OTHER IMPACT-RELATED MATERIAL left to right and top to bottom: Quiongshan, Hainan, China [...]

Tafassasset

Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. These [...]

Tagish Lake

C2-ungrouped Fell January 18, 2000 59° 42′ 15.7′ N., 134° 12′ 4.9′ E. Several hundred [...]

Tatahouine

Diogenite Orthopyroxenite (≥90 vol% orthopyroxene) Fell June 27, 1931 32° 57′ N., 10° 25′ E. [...]

Thiel Mountains

Pallasite, PMG (main-group) Found December 7, 1961 85° 23.9′ S., 86° 35.4′ W. Geologists from [...]

Tazewell

Iron, IAB complex, sLH subgroup Found 1853 36° 26′ N., 83° 45′ W. A mass [...]

Tambo Quemado

Iron, IIIB, octahedrite Found before 1950 14° 40′ S., 74° 30′ W. A mass of [...]

St. Genevieve County

Iron, IIIF, octahedrite Found during Fall of 1888 37° 58′ N., 90° 19′ W. A [...]

Steinbach

Iron, IVA-an (silica-rich orthopyroxeniteA rock composed primarily of orthopyroxene. Non-terrestrial orthopyoxenites include diogenites and a [...]

Taza

Iron, ungrouped plessitic octahedrite Found 2000 no coordinates recorded Many individual masses from this rare [...]

SAU 290

CH3 chondrite Found February 13, 2004 21° 04′ 31.6′ N., 57° 08′ 49.3′ E. During [...]

Selma

H4 Found March 26, 1906 32° 24′ N., 87° 0′ W. A 310-pound, quadrangular, pyrimidal-shaped [...]

Seemore Downs 001

L/LL4 Found April 1991 30° 35′ S., 125° 13′ E. When found in Western Australia, [...]

Shallowater

Enstatite achondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]

Stannern

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Stannern trend) Fell May 22, 1808 49° 17′ N., 15° 34′ E. [...]

Smara

Eucrite Polymict Found April 2000 26° 41′ N., 11° 44′ W. A single 12.87 kg [...]

Seymchan

Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous metal composition low-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found [...]

Springwater

Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous silicate composition high-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Recognized [...]

Sikhote Alin

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

Santa Catharina

Iron, IAB complex, Twin City duo Found 1875 26° 19′ S., 48° 39′ W. Many [...]

Santa Clara

Iron, IVB, ataxite Found 1976 24° 28′ N., 103° 21′ W. A single 63 kg [...]

Sombrerete

Iron, ungrouped (possibly CR chondrite related) Found 1958 23° 38′ N., 103° 40′ W. A [...]

SAHARA 03500

Primitive Achondrite, ungrouped (impact melt rock) Found February 2003 no coordinates disclosed A 221.33 g, [...]

SAHARA 00182

C3-ungrouped w/ CV/CR affinities (related to HaH 073 and possibly to the Coolidge–Loongana grouplet) Found [...]

SAH 98034

H5, highly porous Found September 1998 z+0° 07′ 08′ w+0° 08′ 58′ Five fragments of [...]

SAHARA 99555

Angrite Basaltic/Quenched Found May 1999 y° 13′ 53′ N., x° 32′ 01′ W. A single [...]

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 breccia) (H6 in MetBull 83) Fell June 13, 1998 34° 10.5′ [...]

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

Aubrite (main-group) Fell August 2, 1946 30° 7.5′ N., 103° 7.1′ W. After sonic booms [...]

Perryville

Iron, IIC, plessitic octahedrite Found August 1906 37° 44′ N., 89° 53′ W. An angular [...]

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 breccia Fell in 2003, March 26 at 11:50 P.M. 41° 29′ 05′ N., [...]

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

Achondrite, ungrouped eucrite-like basaltic (previously Eucrite-polymict) Fell March 24, 1933 36° 13′ N., 103° 24′ [...]

Old Homestead 001

Howardite Fragmental breccia Found June 1991 31° 10′ S., 127° 45′ E. Two specimens with [...]

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 [...]

NWA 10674

Eucrite, polymict, anomalous mouseover for alternate view angle Purchased October 2015 no coordinates recorded Four [...]

NWA 8159

Martian Shergottite augite-rich ∗ (depleted, mafic) Found 2013 no coordinates recorded At the 2013 Denver [...]

NWA 10019

Pyroxene-plagioclase pallasite, ungrouped Purchased January 2015 no coordinates recorded Within the Northwest Africa (NWA) dense [...]

NWA 7030

Meta-LL click on photo for a magnified view Found 2011 no coordinates recorded A single [...]

NWA 7317

CR6 (possibly NWA 011-related) click on photo for a magnified view Purchased June 2012 no [...]

NWA 7514

R5, rumurutiite Found 2005 coordinates not recorded A large 23.62 kg stone covered by a [...]

NWA 7034/7533

Martian Polymict Regolith Breccia* (enriched, mafic, alkali- and water-rich crustal lithology) Found: 2011, Coordinates: 24° [...]

NWA 7325

Achondrite, ungrouped Found in 2012 no coordinates recorded Thirty-five separate pieces of a meteoriteWork in [...]

NWA 7397

Martian Shergottite Poikilitic (formerly ‘lherzolitic’ shergottiteIgneous stony meteorite with a Martian origin consisting mainly of [...]

NWA 6348

Meta-L (L7 in MetBull 102 [submitted as Achondrite-ung]) Found 2010 no coordinates recorded A stone [...]

NWA 6047

CV3ox or ung (CK3 in MetBull 102) click on photo for a magnified view Found [...]

NWA 6350

Aubrite (main-group) click on photo for a magnefied view Found 2010 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 6675

Aubrite (main-group) mouseover for alternate view angle Found 2010 no coordinates recorded A single heavily [...]

NWA 6704

Achondrite, ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite-related Found 2010 in Algeria no coordinates recorded At least forty-two conjoint [...]

NWA 6962

Achondrite, ungrouped (brachinite-like geochemistryStudy of the chemical composition of Earth and other planets, chemical processes [...]

NWA 6928

Diogenite Norite Purchased May 2011 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 223 g was [...]

NWA 5492

Chondrite, ungrouped (type 3, highly-reduced, metal-rich breccia) ‘G chondrite’ click on the image for a [...]

NWA 5790/6148

Martian Nakhlite Clinopyroxenite) Found Spring 2009 no coordinates recorded Two moderately weathered friable stones having [...]

NWA 5400

Achondrite, ungrouped click on photo for a magnified view Found 2008 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 5312

Diogenite Olivine–Orthopyroxenite (orthopyroxene + 10–40 vol% olivineGroup of silicate minerals, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, with the compositional endpoints [...]

NWA 5789

Martian Shergottite olivine-phyric ∗ (depleted, permafic, primitive mantle-derived melt) Purchased June, 2002 no coordinates recorded [...]

NWA 5804

Iron, IAB-ungrouped Purchased 2005 no coordinates recorded An unusual looking 726 g iron mass lacking [...]

NWA 5297

Meta-LL Possibly brachinite-related (Primitive achondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the [...]

NWA 5131

CR7 or Meta-CR (LL7 in MetBull 97) Found 2007 no coordinates recorded A single stone [...]

NWA 4969

Brachinite Found 2007 no coordinates recorded A portion of a fresh, fusion-crusted stone weighing 180 [...]

NWA 4765

CM1 (CM2.0; Rubin et al., 2007) click on photo for a magnified view Purchased 2006 [...]

NWA 4781

CH3 chondrite Purchased October 2006 no coordinates recorded A single highly weathered stone weighing 181 [...]

NWA 5206

LL3.05 Purchased October 2007 no coordinates recorded A single weathered (W3) meteorite weighing 1,276 g [...]

NWA 4898

Lunar Mare Basalt Found 2005/2006 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 137 g [...]

NWA 4801

Angrite Plutonic/Metamorphic Found May 2007 coordinates not recorded Four fragments comprising a single 252 g [...]

NWA 4042

Achondrite, ungrouped (brachinite-like) Purchased 2003 no coordinates recorded A single meteorite weighing 56.2 g was [...]

NWA 4150

L impact-melt rock (H/L6 impact-melt clast in MetBull 90) (H/L6-melt rock in MetBull Database) Purchased [...]

NWA 4290

LL3.10 Found March 2004 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 1,101 g was [...]

NWA 4156

H/L6 Purchased before 2006 no coordinates recorded Five paired stones having a combined weight of [...]

NWA 4485

Lunar Mafic, Th-rich, Impact-Melt Breccia (KREEP-melt regolith breccia) Found Summer of 2006 no coordinates recorded [...]

NWA 4590

Angrite Sub-volcanic/Metamorphic Found June 2006 30° 19.025′ N., 4° 56.573′ W. Numerous fragments with a [...]

NWA 4473

Diogenite Polymict click on photo for a magnified view Found 2006 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 4483

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (granulitic breccia) Found August 2005 no coordinates recorded Initially, a fresh, fusion-crusted [...]

NWA 3133

Meta-CV (or CV7; Primitive achondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the [...]

NWA 3151

Brachinite Purchased April 2005 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 1,500 g was [...]

NWA 4025

CBa, bencubbinite click on photo for a magnified view Purchased August 2005 no coordinates recorded [...]

NWA 3127

LL3.10, metal-poor (possible ungrouped ordinary chondriteWork in Progress Ordinary chondrites (OCs) are the largest meteorite [...]

NWA 3330

H/L5 Purchased before 2005 no coordinates recorded A single 45 g stone was found in [...]

NWA 4020

L/LL3 Found 2005 no coordinates recorded Ten pieces constituting a single stone with a combined [...]

NWA 3132

EL3 purchased no coordinates recorded A 125.39 g meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object [...]

NWA 3152

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) purchased April 2005 no coordinates recorded A relatively [...]

NWA 3106

Diogenite Orthopyroxenite (metal-rich) Found 2003 no coordinates recorded A single 134 g stone was purchased [...]

NWA 2993

Winonaite (evolved)* (ungrouped achondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor was of [...]

NWA 3100

CR6 (Primitive achondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. [...]

NWA 2898

H7 or Meta-H Found 2003 no coordinates recorded A single meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]

NWA 2797

L3.8 Purchased 2005 no coordinates recorded A single unequilibrated chondriteA chondrite with heterogeneous mineral compositions [...]

NWA 2798

L3.2 Purchased 2005 no coordinates recorded Three conjoint fragments of an unequilibrated chondriteA chondrite with [...]

NWA 2965

EL3/6, impact-melt breccia ‘Fossil’ or ‘Paleo’ Meteorite (EL6/7 in MetBull 91; aubrite pairing in MetBull [...]

NWA 2999

Angrite Plutonic/Metamorphic Purchased August 2004 no coordinates recorded Twelve individual fragments constituting a single meteoriteWork [...]

NWA 2635

Meta-H (Achondrite-ung in MetBull 89) Found 2004 no coordinates recorded A large fragmented stone weighing [...]

NWA 2656

Acapulcoite Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan Purchased 2004 no coordinates recorded A 386 g meteorite was found in [...]

NWA 2775

Acapulcoite, FeO-rich Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan Purchased November 2005 no coordinates recorded A 222 g [231 g] [...]

NWA 2627

Acapulcoite, transitional subgroup Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan click on photo for a magnified view Found 2004 no [...]

NWA 2624

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Purchased August 2004 no coordinates recorded Two conjoint fragments of a single, [...]

NWA 2488

H5 Found no coordinates recorded Several fusion-crusted stones were found in the Sahara Desert of [...]

NWA 2737

Martian Chassignite Dunite click on photo for a magnified view Found August 2000 Nine rock [...]

NWA 2646

Martian Shergottite Poikilitic (formerly ‘lherzolitic’ shergottite) (intermediate, permafic, plagioclase–olivine–clinopyroxenite or olivine–melagabbro/meladiabase) click on photos for [...]

NWA 2353

Meta-H (Achondrite-ung in MetBull 89) Purchased January 2004 no coordinates recorded A single meteorite weighing [...]

NWA 2086

CV3.3 (3.1–3.4)oxB Found 2003 no coordinates recorded Numerous pieces of a carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrites represent [...]

NWA 2388

CK6 Purchased September 2004 no coordinates recorded Four fusion-crusted stones having a combined weight of [...]

NWA 2058

H-melt rock (H chondrite in MetBull 88) Found 2001 no coordinates recorded Five fusion-crusted stones [...]

NWA 2092

LL6/7 purchased 2003 no coordinates recorded A fresh (W1), mostly complete stone, weighing 320 g, [...]

NWA 2115

Diogenite Harzburgite (>40 vol% olivine) Purchased January 2004 no coordinates recorded Initially, a single, partially [...]

NWA 2046

Martian Shergottite olivine–orthopyroxene-phyric ∗ (depleted, permafic, reducedOxidation and reduction together are called redox (reduction and [...]

NWA 1961

Mesosiderite, group 3A Purchased no coordinates recorded Three fragments of a stony-iron meteoriteMeteorite composed of [...]

NWA 1955

H/L3–4 Found 2002 no coordinates recorded Several fragments totaling ~2 kg were recovered in the [...]

NWA 1925

Eucrite: Monomict, gabbroic cumulate Found 2001 coordinates not recorded A single fresh stone (W1) weighing 86 [...]

NWA 1950

Martian Shergottite Poikilitic (formerly ‘lherzolitic’ shergottite) (intermediate, permafic, pyroxene-oikocrystic) Found January and March 2001 no [...]

NWA 1839

Meta-CO or -CV (L7 in MetBull 89) Found 2003 no coordinates recorded A 121.8 g [...]

NWA 1814

CBa, bencubbinite Found April 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone of 156 g was [...]

NWA 1840

Enstatite achondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]

NWA 1836

Eucrite Monomict breccia, cumulate Purchased in 2003 coordinates not recorded A single, fresh, partially fusion-crusted [...]

NWA 1821

Diogenite Orthopyroxenite (≥90 vol% orthopyroxene) Purchased January 2003 no coordinates recorded A single, fusion-crusted stone [...]

NWA 1911

Pyroxene pallasite, ungrouped Purchased March 2003 no coordinates recorded A fresh (W1), complete stone, weighing [...]

NWA 1878

Mesosiderite, group 0B mouseover for alternate view angle Purchased June 2003 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 1827

Mesosiderite, group 2C Purchased June 2002 no coordinates recorded A complete, fusion-crusted, stony-iron meteoriteMeteorite composed [...]

NWA 1617

Acapulcoite Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan Purchased June 2002 no coordinates recorded A small 23 g weathered stone [...]

NWA 1670

Angrite Basaltic/Quenched, Picritic Purchased January 1, 2001 no coordinates recorded A single 30.6 g stone [...]

NWA 1500

Achondrite, ungrouped (Brachinite-like) (Ureilite [olivine-augite type] in MetBull 87) Purchased 2000 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 1465

CV3-anomalous Found 2001 no coordinates recorded Many fusion-crusted fragments weighing together 3 kg were found [...]

NWA 1763

CV3.5 click on photos for a magnified view Found October 2001 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 1694

CK3 Found October 2002 no coordinates recorded A single fusion-crusted stone weighing 47.1 g was [...]

NWA 1756

LL3.10 Found October 2002 no coordinates recorded A single meteorite weighing 68.2 g was purchased [...]

NWA 1668

R5, rumurutiite Purchased October 2002 coordinates not recorded A very fresh 710 g stone with [...]

NWA 1648

Diogenite Polymict Purchased October 2002 no coordinates recorded A single, fusion-crusted stone weighing 803 g [...]

NWA 1463

Chondrite, ungrouped (type 5+) previously Winonaite (primitive) or ‘W Chondrite’ Purchased November 27, 2000 no [...]

NWA 1296

Angrite Basaltic/Quenched Found spring 2001 no coordinates recorded A single 810 g stone was found [...]

NWA 1235

Aubrite-anomalous (possibly ungrouped) Found 2000 no coordinates recorded An 80 g weathered meteorite was found [...]

NWA 1459

Diogenite Harzburgite (>40 vol% olivine) click on photo for a magnified view Purchased 2002 no [...]

NWA 1239

Diogenite Polymict Found 2001 no coordinates recorded A single, fusion-crusted stone weighing 237 g was [...]

NWA 1460

Martian Shergottite low-Al basalt ∗ (intermediate, mafic, diabase) Purchased June, 2002 no coordinates recorded A [...]

NWA 1242

Mesosiderite, group 2A Found 1985 no coordinates recorded Two fragments with a combined weight of [...]

NWA 1152

CV3-anomalous (C3-ung in MetBull 86) Found 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 98 [...]

NWA 994 (Provisional)

C3-ungrouped Purchased January 2001 no coordinates recorded Three adjoining fragments constituting a single 22 g [...]

NWA 1222

EL5 purchased 1999 no coordinates recorded A single stone weighing 2,800 g was found in [...]

NWA 974

E6, ungrouped (revised in 2008 from EH6 grouping in MetBull 86) Found April 2001 no [...]

NWA 1058

Chondrite, ungrouped (type 5+) previously Achondrite, ungrouped originally Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition [...]

NWA 978

R3.8, rumurutiite Purchased August 1, 2001 coordinates not recorded Three fragments weighing together 722 g [...]

NWA 998

Martian Nakhlite Clinopyroxenite Purchased 2001 no coordinates recorded A 456 g nakhlite, said to have [...]

NWA 999

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) purchased 2001 no coordinates recorded Multiple stones and [...]

NWA 1068

Martian Shergottite olivine-phyric ∗ (enriched, permafric, oxidized) Found April 2001 no coordinates recorded One large [...]

NWA 595

Primitive Achondrite, ungrouped (Brachinite-like; Brachinite in MetBull 86) Purchased November 9, 2000 no coordinates recorded [...]

NWA 516

Winonaite (primitive)* (‘W Chondrite’) Found November 2000 no coordinates recorded A small meteoriteWork in progress. [...]

NWA 735

CK4 Purchased January 1999 30° 37′ N., 4° 07′ W. Several pieces of this meteorite [...]

NWA 960

Ordinary Chondrite, type 3, metal-poor (ungrouped) Purchased December 2001 no coordinates recorded A single stone [...]

NWA 725

Chondrite, ungrouped (type 5+) previously Winonaite (primitive) or ‘W Chondrite’ originally AcapulcoitePrimitive achondrite that belongs [...]

NWA 753

R3.9, rumurutiite Found January 2000 coordinates not recorded Multiple fragments weighing together 12 kg were [...]

NWA 773

Lunar Mingled Breccia (fragmental breccia with clasts of very low-Ti olivine basalt, olivine gabbro cumulate, [...]

NWA 468

Lodranite anomalous, metal-rich (previously classified as Iron, IAB complex, NWA 468 duo) Purchased before January, [...]

NWA 060

CK5 Purchased August 2000 no coordinates recorded A single 604 g stone was purchased in [...]

NWA 033

C3-ungrouped Found 1999 30° 54′ N., 3° 58′ W. A stone weighing 192 g was [...]

NWA 305

E3 (probably EL3) purchased December 2000 no coordinates recorded A 210 g meteorite was purchased [...]

NWA 032

Lunar Mare Basalt unbrecciated, low-Ti Found October 1999 near 30° 22′ N., 5° 3′ W. [...]

NWA 011

Achondrite, ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite-related (Eucrite in MetBull 84) Purchased 1999 31° 20′ N., 4° 20′ [...]

NWA 482

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (crystalline impact-melt) Purchased January 9, 2001 no coordinates recorded An oriented lunar [...]

NWA 176

Iron with silicate inclusions, ungrouped (CO–CV clan related) Found 1999 no coordinates recorded A rare [...]

Murchison

CM2.5 (Hydration subtype 1.6) Fell September 28, 1969 36° 37′ S., 145° 12′ E. On [...]

NingQiang

CK3.3 Fell June 25, 1983 32° 55.5′ N., 105° 54.4′ E. At 7:00 in the [...]

Mount Tazerzait

L5 Fell August 21, 1991 18° 42′ N., 4° 48′ E. On an August afternoon, [...]

Naryilco

L/LL6 (or L) Found 1975 28° 41′ S., 141° 59′ E. A mass of 27 [...]

Nakhla

Martian Nakhlite Clinopyroxenite click on photos for a magnified view Fell June 28, 1911 31° [...]

Mount Vernon

Pallasite, PMG (main-group) Found ~1868, recognized 1902 36° 56′ N., 87° 24′ W. A mass [...]

Mundrabilla

Iron, IAB complex, Mundrabilla duo sLL-an Found 1911 30° 47′ S., 127° 33′ E. Initially, [...]

Monument Draw

Acapulcoite, primitive subgroup Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan Found 1985, recognized 1990 32° 30.2′ N., 102° 44.6′ W. [...]

Moss

CO3.6 Fell July 14, 2006 59° 27′ N., 10° 42′ E. On Friday, July 14 [...]

Monahans (1998)

H5 Fell March 22, 1998 102° 53.5′ W., 31° 36.5′ N. On a Sunday evening [...]

Moorabie

Chondrite, ungrouped, type 3.5–3.8, low-FeO (L3.8-an in MetBull 53) Found before 1965 30° 6′ S., [...]

Mount Egerton

Aubrite-anomalous (Metal-rich, light-REE-enriched) Found 1941 24° 53′ S., 117° 38′ E. The first fragments of [...]

Millbillillie

Eucrite Polymict, crystalline Fell October 1960 26° 27′ S., 120° 22′ E. This fall, occurring [...]

Milton

Pallasite, ungrouped ‘CX’ trend Found October 2000 40° 17′ 15′ N., 95° 22′ 36′ W. [...]

Mount Magnet

Iron, IAB complex, sHH subgroup Found 1916 28° 2′ S., 117° 58′ E. Two fragments [...]

LODRAN

Lodranite Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan click on photo for a magnified view Fell October 1, 1868 29° [...]

Lost Creek

H3.8 Found 1916 39° 07′ 27′ N., 98° 10′ 04′ W. A single 4,018 g [...]

Mayo Belwa

Aubrite (main-group) Impact-melt breccia Fell August 3, 1974 8° 58′ N., 12° 5′ E. Following [...]

Luotolax

Howardite Fragmental breccia Fell December 16, 1813 61° 19′ N., 27° 32′ E. Around 10:00 [...]

La’Gad 002

Pallasite, PMG-am (anomalous metal composition) high-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found August [...]

Miles

Iron, IIE, silicated octahedrite (HH chondrite related) Found 1992 27° 50′ S., 150° 20′ E. [...]

Lowicz

Mesosiderite, group 3A Fell March 12, 1935 52° 0′ N., 19° 55′ E. At 12:52 [...]

Kenna

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found February 1972 33° 54′ N., 103° 33.2′ W. A single stone [...]

Juancheng

H5 Fell February 15, 1997 35° 32′ N., 115° 23′ E. At 11:23 P.M. local [...]

Katol

L6–7 (troilite–metal nodule bearing) click on photo for a magnified view Fell May 22, 2012 [...]

Krymka

LL3.2 Fell January 21, 1946 47° 50′ N., 30° 46′ E. Following a shower of [...]

Kakangari

K-chondrite grouplet, Type 3.6 Fell June 4, 1890 12° 23′ N., 78° 31′ E. After [...]

Kapoeta

Howardite Regolith breccia Fell April 22, 1942 31° 10′ S., 127° 45′ E. An 11.355 [...]

Johnstown

Diogenite Orthopyroxenite (≥90 vol% orthopyroxene) click on photo for a magnified view Fell July 6, [...]

Isna

CO3.7 (3.75) Found 1970 24° 50′ N., 31° 40′ E. Five stones with black, bubbly [...]

Isheyevo

CH/CBb (transitional between CH3 chondrite and CBb bencubbinite) Found October 2003 53° 37′ N., 56° [...]

JAH 026

L3.1 Found April 26, 2000 19° 13.7′ N., 55° 10.8′ E. Seventeen fragments of this [...]

Inman

L/LL3.4 Found August 1966 38° 15′ N., 98° 40′ W. A single stone weighing 7.25 [...]

Indarch

EH4 (EHa4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell April 7, 1891 39° 45′ N., 46° [...]

Itqiy

EH7-anomalous or Meta-EH-an (partial melt residue) Fell ~1990 26° 35.45′ N., 12° 57.13′ W. Following [...]

Ilafegh 009

EL Melt Rock (EL7 in MetBull 71; Primitive Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for [...]

Igdi

Eucrite Monomict breccia, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) Found February 2000 29° 14′ N., 8° [...]

Imilac

Pallasite, MG (main-group) high-Δ17O subgroup Found 1820 24° 12.2′ S., 68° 48.4′ W. In 1828, [...]

HaH 193

Winonaite (typical)* Found October 1996 28° 39.28′ N., 13° 27.52′ E. A single stone weighing [...]

HAJMAH (A)

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found ~1958 19° 55′ N., 56° 15′ E. A single stone weighing [...]

HaH 237

CBb, bencubbinite Found October 18, 1997 28° 36.56′ N., 13° 02.95′ E. A single mass [...]

Haxtun

H/L4 Found August 1975 40° 27.4′ N., 102° 34.7′ W. A 15.53 kg stone was [...]

Holbrook

L/LL6 Fell July 19, 1912 34° 54′ N., 110° 11′ W. Accompanied by detonations heard [...]

Happy Canyon

EL-chondrite, Impact-Melt Rock (EL6/7 in MetBull 54) (Primitive Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for [...]

Huckitta

Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous metal composition high-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found [...]

HaH 064

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–augite Found 1994 28° 46.66′ N., 12° 20.13′ E. A single stone weighing [...]

Gujba

CBa, bencubbinite Fell April 3,1984 11° 29′ 30′ N., 11° 39′ 30′ E. At 6:30 [...]

HaH 180

Chondrite, Type 3.5-ungrouped Found April 1996 28° 36.21′ N., 13° 18.04′ E. Six pieces of [...]

HaH 119

R4, rumurutiite Found April 1995 28° 30.87′ N., 12° 53.81′ E. Five fragments of this [...]

Grosnaja

CV3.3 (~3.6)oxB Fell June 28, 1861 43° 40′ N., 45° 23′ E. A shower of [...]

Eustis

H4 Found 1918 28° 50′ N., 81° 41′ W. A highly weathered stone weighing 502 [...]

Gao-Guenie

H5, impact-melt breccia lithology Fell March 5, 1960 11° 39′ N., 2° 11′ W. At [...]

Grady (1937)

H3.7, reduced Found 1937 34° 48′ N., 103° 19′ W. This 9.3 kg stone was [...]

Glorieta Mountain

Pallasite, PMG-am (main-group, anomalous metal composition) Found 1884 35° 34′ N., 105° 49′ W. Initially, [...]

Guadalupe y Calvo

Iron, IIAB, hexahedrite (Compositionally related to group IIG) Found 1971, recognized 1990 26° 6′ N., [...]

Guanaco

Iron, IIG compositionally linked to group IIAB Found 2000 25° 06′ S., 69° 32′ W. [...]

Georgetown

Iron, IAB-complex, ungrouped (sulfide-rich) Found 1988 As described by R. Haag (1992), this meteorite was [...]

Gibeon

Iron, IVA, octahedrite (silica-bearing) Found 1838; known before 25° 20′ S., 18° E. approx. Although [...]

DIVNOE

Achondrite, ungrouped (brachinite-like) Found September 1981 45° 42′ N., 43° 42′ E. After cutting a [...]

Dho 979

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found January 8, 2004 19° 45.4′ N., 54° 56.2′ W. A single [...]

Dho 1275

L7 (or Meta-L) Found February 6, 2003 18° 49.71′ N., 54° 38.37′ E. A single [...]

D’Orbigny

Angrite Basaltic/Quenched Found July 1979 37° 40′ S., 61° 39′ W. This relatively fresh, 16.55 [...]

Dho 1180

Lunar Mingled Breccia (basalt-bearing fragmental regolith breccia predominantly feldspathic) Found January 18, 2005 18° 54′ [...]

Esquel

Pallasite, MG (main-group) low-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found 1951 42° 54′ [...]

Eagle Station

Pallasite, Eagle Station group (possibly CK- or CO-related) ‘The Butterfly’ Found 1880 38° 37′ N., [...]

Estherville

Mesosiderite, group 3A/4A Fell May 1879 43° 25′ N., 94° 50′ W. At 5:00 P.M. [...]

Dho 500

Primitive Achondrite, ungrouped (possibly winonaite-related) Found January 24, 2000 18° 23.2′ N., 54° 12.2′ E. [...]

Dho 125

Acapulcoite Acapulcoite–Lodranite Clan Found January 26, 2000 18° 59.20′ N., 54° 36.03′ E. A single [...]

Dho 225

CM-anom or ung Possible ‘CY’ Chondrite (thermally metamorphosed/dehydrated) Found January 15, 2001 18° 21.6′ N., [...]

Dho 732

Achondrite, ungrouped Olivine-orthopyroxenite (possibly winonaite-related) Found November 15, 2002 19° 24.3′ N., 54° 34.7′ E. [...]

Dho 182

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) Found February 9, 2000 18° 56′ 30′ N., [...]

Dho 778

Diogenite, anomalous Orthopyroxenite (≥90 vol% orthopyroxene) Found October 2000 18° 43.525′ N., 54° 43.829′ E. [...]

Dho 378

Martian Shergottite high-Al basalt ∗ (enriched, mafic, melt rock) click on photos for a magnified [...]

Dho 019

Martian Shergottite olivine-phyric ∗ (depleted, permafic, reduced) Found January 24, 2000 18° 18.97′ N., 54° [...]

Dho 081

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (fragmental breccia or immature regolith breccia) Found November 29, 1999 19° 19.32′ [...]

Dho 908

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (impact-melt) Found January 2003 19° 19.9′ N., 54° 47.0′ E. Nine individual [...]

DaG 868

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found Spring 2000 ~28° N., ~16° E. A single 40.03 g ureilite [...]

Dho 015

CK4 Found January 21, 2000 18° 38.6′ N., 54° 25.8′ E. A single black, 184 [...]

Dho 010

H IMB (H6 in MetBull 84) Found December 5, 1999 no coordinates recorded Sixteen pieces [...]

Dho 011

LL7 or Meta-LL Found December 5, 1999 18° 20.7′ N., 54° 11.9′ E. A single [...]

Dho 008

H/L3.2/3.3 Found December 4, 1999 18° 20.5′ N., 54° 11.3′ E. Three stones with a [...]

DaG 734

EL4 (ELa4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Found Winter 1996/97 27° 7.91′ N., 16° 3′ [...]

Dho 007

Eucrite Polymict breccia, cumulate (or mesosiderite inclusion) Found 1999 18° 20.1′ N., 54° 10.9′ E. [...]

Del Rio

Iron, IIF, octahedrite Found 1965 29° 22′ N., 100° 58′ W. A single iron meteorite [...]

DaG 962

Iron, IAB complex (Stony iron-ung in MetBull 86) (Achondrite-ung recommended in MetBull DB) Found October [...]

Dalgaranga

Mesosiderite–A Found 1923, the craterBowl-like depression ("crater" means "cup" in Latin) on the surface of [...]

DaG 319

Ureilite Polymict Deep regolith fragmental breccia Found 1997 27° 01.68′ N., 16° 21.52′ E. Three [...]

DaG 430

CV3red–anomalous (C3-ung in MetBull 83) Found 1998 27° 16.76′ N., 16° 24.70′ W. A stone [...]

DaG 275

CK4/5 Found March 24, 1997 27° 21.74′ N., 16° 05.38′ E. Two fragments of this [...]

DaG 222

LL5–6 Found 1996 27° 27′ 12′ N., 16° 18′ 46′ E. A single 837 g [...]

DaG 298

LL4 Found 1997 26° 58.20′ N., 16° 42.28′ E. A mass totaling 2,459 g was [...]

DaG 647

Eucrite Monomict, recrystallized noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) Found Winter 1996/97 27° 10′ N., 16° [...]

DaG 476

Martian Shergottite olivine–orthopyroxene-phyric ∗ (depleted, permafric, reduced) click on photos for a magnified view Found [...]

DaG 262

Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (regolith breccia) Found March 23, 1997 27° 11.02′ N., 16° 18.02′ E. [...]

DaG 084

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–pigeonite Found 1995 27° 02.44′ N., 16° 24.26′ E. Two paired stones of [...]

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, rumurutiite Found 1994-1995 27° 07.77′ N., 16° 20.61′ E. A single fragment weighing 205 [...]

Conception Junction

Pallasite, PMG-am (main-group, anomalous metal composition) Found 2006 40° 16′ N., 94° 41′ W. Employing [...]

Chicxulub Impact

Impact glass and spherules in carbonate matrix Beloc, Haiti site Recognized in 1990 18° 22′ [...]

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 [...]

Chassigny

Martian Chassignite Dunite click on photos for a magnified view Fell October 3, 1815 47° [...]

Carver

Iron, IIAB, recrystallized hexahedrite (Compositionally related to group IIG) Found before 1935 32° 30′ N., [...]

Carbo

Iron, IID, octahedrite Found 1923 29° 40′ N., 111° 30′ W. A mass of 450 [...]

Chinga

Iron, IVC, ataxite (Iron-ung in MetBull) Found 1913 51° 3′ 30′ N., 94° 24′ 0′ [...]

Clover Springs

Mesosiderite, group 2A Found 1954 34° 27′ N., 111° 22′ W. A single large mass [...]

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 meteorite [...]

Bruderheim

L6 Fell March 4, 1960 53° 54′ N., 112° 53′ W. A bolide was observed [...]

Camel Donga

Eucrite Polymict, noncumulate (Main Group–Nuevo Laredo trend) Found January 1984 30° 19′ S., 126° 37′ [...]

Brenham

Pallasite, MG (main-group), anomalous metal composition high-Δ17O subgroup (see details on the Imilac page) Found [...]

Canyon Diablo Graphite Nodule

Iron, IAB complex, main group Found 1891 Studies have shown that trace element contents as [...]

Cape York

Iron, IIIA, octahedrite Found 1818 76° 8′ N., 64° 56′ W. At least 8 masses [...]

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 meteorite was plowed up [...]

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 Plutonic/Metamorphic click on photos for a magnified view Fell January 20, 1869 22° [...]

Bilanga

Diogenite Orthopyroxenite (≥90 vol% orthopyroxene) Fell October 27, 1999 12° 27′ N., 0° 05′ W. [...]

Arispe

Iron, IC, octahedrite Found 1896 30° 20′ N., 109° 59′ W. Two masses of 116 [...]

Bondoc

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

ALMAHATA SITTA MS-MU-012

Ureilite Monomict/Unbrecciated Olivine–augite, plagioclase-bearing Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° 30.58′ E. In [...]

Almahata Sitta MS-MU-002

EL3 (ELb3/4 in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° [...]

Almahata Sitta MS-MU-036

Enstatite AchondriteUsed in past as synonym for Aubrites. Present definition from the Meteoritical Bulletin states [...]

Almahata Sitta

Ureilite Polymict Shallow regolith fragmental breccia click on image for a magnified view Fell October [...]

Allende

CV3.2 (>3.6)oxA Fell February 8, 1969 26 ° 58′ N., 105 ° 19′ W. At [...]

Almahata Sitta MS-181

Bencubbinite, CBa Fell October 7, 2008 20° 43.04′ N., 32° 30.58′ E. In 2008, October [...]

ACFER 214

CH3 chondrite Found September 30, 1991 27° 41.40′ N., 4° 22.72′ E. In the initial [...]

Abbott

H3–6 Found 1951 36° 18′ N., 104° 17′ W. This meteoriteWork in progress. A solid [...]

Abee

EH Impact-Melt Breccia (EH4 in MetBull 8) (EHb IMB in Weyrauch et al., 2018) Fell [...]

Agoult

Eucrite Monomict, noncumulate (Residual) Found March 2000 30° 33′ N., 4° 54′ W. An 82 [...]

Albin

Pallasite, PMG (main-group) Found 1915 41° 30′ N., 104° 6′ W. A mass of 83 [...]