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NWA 1756
LL3.10 Found October 2002 no coordinates recorded A single meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural [...]
NWA 1668
R5, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]
NWA 1648
DiogeniteDiogenites belong to the evolved achondrite HED group that also includes howardites and eucrites. They [...]
NWA 1463
Chondrite, ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and defy [...]
NWA 1296
Angrite Basaltic/Quenched Found spring 2001 no coordinates recorded A single 810 g stone was found [...]
NWA 1235
Aubrite-anomalous (possibly ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or chemically unique and [...]
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 basaltBasalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock on the terrestrial planets. [...]
NWA 1242
MesosideriteOne of two main types of stony-iron meteorite, the other being pallasites. Mesosiderites are a [...]
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 AchondriteAn achondrite is a type of stony meteorite whose precursor [...]
NWA 978
R3.8, rumurutiiteMember of a rare group of chondrites, formerly named the Carlisle Lakes group, after [...]
NWA 998
Martian Nakhlite Clinopyroxenite Purchased 2001 no coordinates recorded A 456 g nakhliteOne of the Martian [...]
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, oxidizedOxidation and reduction together are called redox (reduction and [...]
NWA 595
Primitive AchondriteAchondrite with an almost chondritic composition with age similar to the primordial chondrites. These [...]
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 meteoriteWork [...]
NWA 960
Ordinary Chondrite, type 3, metal-poor (ungroupedModifying term used to describe meteorites that are mineralogically and/or [...]
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 [...]